overalls C1 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈoʊvəɹɔːlz/ See IPA manual Freq #20200 Meanings 1 noun Loose trousers with a bib and shoulder straps, often worn for work. The farmer pulled on his muddy overalls before heading out. 2 noun A one-piece garment worn over clothes to protect them. The mechanic wore overalls to keep the grease off his clothes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · loose trousers with a bib... dungarees 2 noun · a one-piece garment worn... boiler suitcoveralls Word family Derived forms biballsshortalls Common collocations dirty overalls Adjective + noun Topics Clothing & Appearance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overalls **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈoʊvəɹɔːlz/ **Frequency rank:** 20200 ## Meanings 1. Loose trousers with a bib and shoulder straps, often worn for work. 2. A one-piece garment worn over clothes to protect them. ## Examples - The farmer pulled on his muddy overalls before heading out. - The mechanic wore overalls to keep the grease off his clothes. ## Derived Forms - biballs - shortalls ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown