26984 words

wardrobe

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
a tall cupboard in which you hang your clothes:

Examples:

He hung his suit in the wardrobe.
She was showing me her new built-in/fitted wardrobes.
2
all of the clothes that a person owns:

Examples:

I need a new summer wardrobe (= new clothes for summer).
Jeans are an indispensable part of most people's wardrobe.
3
a department in a theatre, film company, etc. that is in charge of the clothes that the actors wear on stage, making certain that they are clean, repairing them and sometimes making them:

Examples:

He's in charge of wardrobe at the local amateur theatre.
4
the clothes that a person owns, or a particular type of clothes that a person owns:

Examples:

She has a different wardrobe for every occasion.
5
A wardrobe is also a piece of furniture where clothes are kept.

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