TIGHTS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls

Synonyms:

leotards; tights

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tights" is a kind of...):

hose; hosiery (socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear))

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tights"):

maillot (tights for dancers or gymnasts)

pantyhose (a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings)