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Socks

/sɒks/

A knitted or woven covering for the foot.

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noun
  1. 1

    A knitted or woven covering for the foot.

  2. 2

    A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors.

  3. 3

    A color pattern (usually white) on a cat's or dog's lower leg that is different from the color pattern on the rest of the animal.

  4. 4

    (WMF jargon) A sock puppet.

noun
  1. 1

    A violent blow; a punch.

verb
  1. 1

    To hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to.

  2. 2

    To throw.

noun
  1. 1

    A ploughshare.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Socks"

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WordDefinition
whapnounA blow; a hit; a whop.
bopnoun(slang, countable) A good, catchy song; a song that makes one want to dance.
bashnoun(informal) A large party; a gala event.
bonknoun(informal, countable, chiefly UK) An act of sexual intercourse.
whopnounA blow or strike.
droguenoun(aeronautics) A conical parachute used as a brake for some kinds of aircraft, or as a means of extracting and deploying a larger parachute, or to slow a rapidly-moving vehicle to a speed where it can safely deploy a larger parachute.
windsocknoun(aviation) A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.
wind sleevenounSynonym of windsock.
bootsnoun(Jamaica, slang, plural only) A condom.
nylonsnounstockings made from nylon
hosenoun(countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
pumpnounA device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
lownounA low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
bagsnoun(often in the phrase 'bags of') A large quantity.
wheelsnoun(by metonymy, deriving from meronymy) An automobile or other vehicle; a set of wheels.
capsnounCapital letters; capitals.
proxynounAn agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
basnounA surname.
cupsnounA suit of the minor arcana in tarot, bearing the symbol of a cup or chalice.
downsnoun(Sussex) The South Downs.

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