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plain-clothes

plain-clothes
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pleyn klohz, klohth z]
    • /pleɪn kloʊz, kloʊðz/
    • /pleɪn kləʊðz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pleyn klohz, klohth z]
    • /pleɪn kloʊz, kloʊðz/

Definitions of plain-clothes word

  • adjective plain-clothes Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform. 0
  • noun plural plain-clothes ordinary clothes, as distinguished from uniform, as worn by a police detective on duty 0
  • noun plural plain-clothes (as modifier) 0
  • adjective plain-clothes (of a police officer) wearing ordinary clothes when working, rather than a uniform 0
  • adjective plain-clothes Alternative spelling of plain clothes. 0
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Parts of speech for Plain-clothes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Plain-clothes

plain-clothes popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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