trouser press
noun
Simple meaning
A home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
trowzerpresSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɹaʊzɚpɹɛs
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out
An electrical appliance used to smooth the wrinkles from a pair of trousers.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out
Used this way, trouser press is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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