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gown

/ˈɡaʊ̯n/noun, verb1 syllable

Gown means: lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women.

Synonyms for gown7

noun, as in lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women

nightgown, nightie, night-robe, nightdress

noun, as in protective garment worn by surgeons during operations

surgical gown, scrubs

noun, as in outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions

What does gown mean?6

noun

1

lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women

2

protective garment worn by surgeons during operations

3

outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions

4

a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions

5

the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located“the relations between town and gown are always sensitive”

verb

1

dress in a gown

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with gown?12

two syllables

downtownuptownrenown
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Gown in a sentence

  • At the dance, everyone raved about my gown.sharptoothed
  • Gunter saw a woman dressed in a white gown, looking down at the ground.Amastan
  • She wore a sleek black gown to the gala.Amastan
  • Her black evening gown shimmered under the chandeliers' light.Amastan
  • I've left my dressing gown in the cubicle.sundown
  • I left my dressing gown in the cubicle.sundown
  • She really cut a dash in her pink evening gown.unknown
  • The duchess wore a gown of the finest silk.Igider

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of gown

as a noun

plural
gowns

as a verb

past tense
gowned
present participle
gowning
third-person singular
gowns
past participle
gown