26984 words

uniform

7 definitions • 12 examples
1
a particular set of clothes that has to be worn by the members of the same organization or group of people:

Examples:

military/school uniform
a nurse's uniform
I love a man in uniform!
2
a type of clothes that is connected with a particular group of people:

Examples:

Photographs show him wearing the T-shirt and ripped jeans that were the student's uniform of the time.
3
the same; not changing or different in any way:

Examples:

The office walls and furniture are a uniform grey.
Small businesses are demanding that they receive uniform treatment from the banks.
4
a special set of clothes worn by people belonging to an organization to show others that they are members of it:

Examples:

[ U ] soldiers in uniform
5
the same; not varying or different in any way:

Examples:

The laws for adopting a child are not uniform among the states.
6
Uniform means not changing in speed or power; constant.
7
not changing or different in any way:

Examples:

Making the rules more uniform should reduce the number of cases taken before district law courts.
A proposed new framework has been widely praised for providing a uniform approach to the problem of waste disposal.
Trying to impose a uniform system in all the countries affected has proved very problematic.

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