pants
An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
Noun 1 meaning
An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
Verb 1 meaning
To pull someone’s pants down; to forcibly remove someone’s pants.
Etymology
Shortened from pantaloons (“trousers”): borrowed from French pantalon, itself derived from Italian Pantalone, one of the principal characters found in commedia dell'arte, who wore tight trousers. Doublet of pantsu. The verb is from the noun.
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PANTS at a glance
PANTS has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1 + S 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,056 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with pants
All rhymes- STUDENTS9
- WANTS8
- POINTS8
- PARENTS9
- EVENTS9
- PATIENTS10
- COMMENTS14
- ACCOUNTS12
- PLANTS8
- ELEMENTS10
- DOCUMENTS14
- REQUIREMENTS23
One letter away
- WANTS8
- PARTS7
- PINTS7
- RANTS5
- PANES7
- PUNTS7
- PASTS7
- PACTS9
- PANGS8
- HANTS8
- PANTO7
- SANTS5
- PONTS7
- BANTS7
- CANTS7
- GANTS6
- KANTS9
- VANTS8
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