underwear
noun
un·der·wear
ˈən-dər-ˌwer 
: clothing or an article of clothing worn next to the skin and under other clothing
Examples of underwear in a Sentence
he had been sleeping in his underwear so he had to put a robe on before answering the door
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Nude but for white underwear, Diane Arbus regards herself in a full-length mirror, which slants to the right.
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Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
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Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
The large dirty/clean cube fits a weekend's worth of clothes for a camping trip; the half-size compression cube fits underwear and my running clothes for a work trip.
—Kat Merck, Wired News, 13 June 2025
Breathable Bamboo Underwear $30 at Amazon One of my friends, who’s a gynecologist, advised that the most important thing to wear when traveling is breathable underwear, like this bamboo underwear that’s also incredibly soft and buttery.
—Claire Gallam, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2025
In May of 2025, the DNA test results came back from the underwear found by that searcher in the woods.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 11 June 2025
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“Underwear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underwear. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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underwear
noun
un·der·wear
ˈən-dər-ˌwa(ə)r
-ˌwe(ə)r
: clothing or an article of clothing worn next to the skin and under other clothing
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