Meaning & use
overalls measurements
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Meaning
nounplural
The numbers showing the sizes of different parts of a pair of overalls, used to choose the right fit.
Grammar: Always plural in this sense; often used with take or check: take your overalls measurements.
Patterns
- take overalls measurements
- check overalls measurements
- overalls measurements chart
Before you order online, take your overalls measurements.
The website lists overalls measurements for each size.
Her overalls measurements were different from the standard chart.
Common combinations
- take overalls measurements
- The tailor will take overalls measurements before sewing.
- overalls measurements chart
- Look at the overalls measurements chart to find your size.
- accurate overalls measurements
- Accurate overalls measurements prevent returns.
Synonyms and how they differ
- sizing
- A more general word for how clothes are sized; overalls measurements are the specific numbers.
Word family
- overalls noun
- The clothing item itself.
- measurement noun
- A single size number.
Commonly confused: overalls measurements or overall measurements?
overalls measurements vs overall measurements
Overall measurements means measurements of the whole thing, not of a pair of overalls.
Practice
What does 'overalls measurements' mean?
Choose one answer.
Overalls measurements are the specific numbers used to fit a pair of overalls. The other options are unrelated.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “overalls measurements”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.