trousers

Universal Words (especially BrE) (AmE usually pants) noun [pl.] a piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist down and is divided into two parts to cover each leg separately: a pair of grey trousers * I was still in short trousers (= still only a boy) at the time. * He dropped his trousers. trouser adjective [onlybeforenoun]: trouser buttons / legs / pockets IDIOMS see CATCHv., WEARv.