Dictionary entry
Sledgehammer
Pronunciation: /ˈslɛdʒhamə/
Pronunciation
/ˈslɛdʒhamə/
Myanmar Meaning
ကျောက်ထုသည့် တူကြီး။ ပြင်းထန်သော ၊ အင်အားကြီးသော။ sledgehammer blow ပြင်းထန်သော ထိုးနှက်ချက်။
Definition
shorts /ʃↄ:ts/ n [pl] ၁။ ေဘာင္းဘီတို။ a pair of tennis shorts ❍ Women in shorts will not be allowed into the mosque. Compare TROUSERS ၂။ ( US ) ေယာက်္ားေအာက္ခံ ေဘာင္းဘီ။ Compare KNICKERS See also BOXER SHORTS
Examples
- ‘It can even be found in socks and cycling shorts.’
- ‘I decided on my favorite pair of jean shorts and a blue tank top.’
- ‘He has blue eyes
- short dark hair and wore a black top and cycling shorts and carried a rucksack.’
- ‘He wore two or three silver chains around his neck
- a dark coloured T-Shirt
- and baggy shorts that reached his knees with tennis shoes.’
- ‘He wore black shorts that reached down to his knees and had a seashell necklace around his neck.’
- ‘He was wearing a cycling helmet
- Lycra shorts and a sweaty t-shirt which read ‘The team that cycles together stays together.’’
- ‘The boys looked smart in their uniforms of white shorts
- khaki trousers and red sashes.’
- ‘She pulled them off and tucked them into one of the thigh pockets of her shorts.’
- ‘You get everything including running shorts
- cycling shorts
- swimming suits and track suits.’
- ‘He dressed up in his best white shorts and knee length socks and confronted the head of agriculture in French Polynesia.’
- ‘During most of the year
- boys wear shorts with knee socks.’
- ‘I wiped my hand on the leg of my denim shorts and reached down to tug my backpack into the hut.’
- ‘Michael was wearing black shorts that reached his knees
- a grey t-shirt
- and some rubber shoes.’
- ‘The company's delivery drivers are already a familiar sight around Scotland in their uniforms of tartan trousers or tartan shorts
- and occasionally kilts.’
- ‘Heavy-duty conventional clothing such as jeans
- drill trousers and drill shorts are not considered protective.’
- ‘They were both dressed in cycling gear
- shorts and jerseys.’
- ‘Men in white-collar jobs sometimes even wear shorts
- knee socks
- white shirts
- and ties to work.’
- ‘We might have been grammar school boys
- but we still wore shorts
- with socks designed to reach the knees hanging loosely round the ankles.’
- ‘Men's volleyball uniforms consist of polo shirts and baggy shorts.’
- ‘In order to look good
- shorts should fall a little above the knees and fit nicely around your buttocks and legs.’