collection
noun (THINGS TOGETHER) /kəˈlek.ʃən/Definition
B1 [C] a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in one place: a private art collection a valuable stamp collectionGroups and collections of thingsVariety and mixtures › [C] an amount of money collected from several people, or the act of collecting money: We're having a collection for Tom's retirement present.Forms of money and methods of paymentGeneral words for amounts of moneyLarge amounts of moneySmall amounts of money B1 [C] a lot of things or people: There's quite a collection of toothbrushes in the bathroom.Groups and collections of thingsVariety and mixtures › [C] a range of new clothes produced by one clothes designer: Kenzo's summer/winter collectionFashionModern and fashionableModern and fashionable
(Definition of collection noun (THINGS TOGETHER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Not wearing or removing clothes
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Synonyms and related words:
- clothes horse noun (PERSON)
- come in phrasal verb (FASHION)
- couture noun
- cover girl noun
- designer noun
- fashion noun (POPULAR STYLE)
- fashion statement noun
- fashionista noun
- haute couture noun
- high-street adjective
- mannequin noun
- milliner noun
- mode noun (FASHION)
- model noun (PERSON)
- model verb (CLOTHES)
- modelling noun
- style noun (FASHION)
- supermodel noun
- trend noun
- vogue noun
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