put on
to cover a part of your body with a piece of clothing or jewelry so that you are wearing it
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To put on or be wearing clothes and to dress other people
get dressed
to put your clothes on
slip into
to quickly put on a piece of clothing
try on
to put on a piece of clothing in order to see how it looks and whether it fits
pull on
to put on clothes, especially quickly
cover up
to put more clothes or covers on your body, to hide it or keep it warm
wrap up
to wear enough clothes to keep you warm
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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