Synonyms for gown
gaʊngown

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1. gownnoun

   a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions

   Synonyms:
   robe, surgical gown, nightgown, scrubs, nightie, night-robe, nightdress

2. gownnoun

   the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located

   "the relations between town and gown are always sensitive"

   Synonyms:
   robe, surgical gown, nightgown, scrubs, nightie, night-robe, nightdress

3. nightgown, gown, nightie, night-robe, nightdressnoun

   lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women

   Synonyms:
   surgical gown, night-robe, nightdress, nightie, scrubs, nightgown, robe

4. gown, surgical gown, scrubsnoun

   protective garment worn by surgeons during operations

   Synonyms:
   surgical gown, night-robe, nightdress, nightie, scrubs, nightgown, robe

5. gown, robeverb

   outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions

   Synonyms:
   surgical gown, night-robe, nightdress, nightie, scrubs, nightgown, robe

6. gownverb

   dress in a gown

Matched Categories

1. • Dress
   • Lingerie
   • Nightwear
   • University

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1. gownnoun

   Synonyms:
   dress, robe, wrapper, cassock, soutane

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1. List of paraphrases for "gown":

   dress, blouse, robe, nightgown, coat, toga, frock, bathrobe

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How to use gown in a sentence?

1. Tricia Messeroux:

   We had to spend all night creating this flower wall as best we possibly could, and the gown for the priest, I literally glued that myself. Yes, I glued a whole gown together myself, with my friends, overnight last night.

2. Mark Updegrove:

   Many of these items have particular historical significance -- the dress worn to an inauguration ceremony or the gown worn to an inaugural ball, for example.

3. Ken LaGrande:

   Sun Valley Rice now is a fully integrated arm of the family business,' from farm to fork' if you will, we source rice from 200 farms, or about 10 % of the rice crop gown in California. And we handle drying, milling, packaging and marketing of the rice.

4. Nathaniel Moore:

   It's the gown that has been sitting in their closet collecting dust but is too sentimental to do anything with, now this is an honorable donation. So they can feel good about where it's going.

5. Chinese Proverb:

   With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.