trunks

/trəŋks/
/trəŋks/
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Definitions of trunks
  1. noun
    trousers that end at or above the knee
    synonyms: short pants, shorts
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    types:
    Bermuda shorts, Jamaica shorts
    short pants that end at the knee
    hot pants
    skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment
    lederhosen
    leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria
    type of:
    pant, trouser
    (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
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