intimates

noun

  1. 1

    A very close friend.

    Only a couple of intimates had ever read his writing.
  2. 2

    (in plural intimates) Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.

    You'll find bras and panties in the women's intimates section upstairs.

verb

  1. 1

    To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly.

    He intimated that we should leave before the argument escalated.
  2. 2

    To notify.

    I will intimate you when the details are available.

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