noun🔗ShareA knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise."After the basketball game, the players put on their sweaters to stay warm on the chilly bus ride home. "wearstyleitemsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA similar garment worn for warmth."When the weather gets cold, I like to wear sweaters to stay warm. "wearstyleitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne who sweats (produces sweat)."Context: Consider this scenario where laborers are working hard in a factory. Sentence: The factory owners were known as sweaters because they pushed their workers to exhaustion for minimal pay. "physiologybodypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne who or that which causes to sweat."The hot weather was a sweaty, and the exercise instructor was a sweater, making everyone perspire. "physiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA diaphoretic remedy."The herbal sweaters helped Grandma sweat out the cold. "medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA middleman who subcontracted piece work in the tailoring trade."In the late 1800s, some sweaters profited by hiring impoverished immigrant women to sew garments at home for extremely low wages. "jobbusinesspersonhistoryeconomyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne who sweats coins, i.e. removes small portions by shaking them.""Back in the old days, counterfeiters, also known as sweaters, would secretly shake bags of gold coins to shave off tiny amounts of metal." "businessjobpersonfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA London street ruffian in Queen Anne's time who prodded weak passengers with his sword-point."The history books described the "sweaters" as a menacing presence in London, terrorizing citizens with their swords. "historypersonpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo dress in a sweater."It's cold outside, so please sweaters before we go to school. "appearancewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading