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/ˈoʊvəɹɔːlz/ · noun
(UK) A loose-fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them..
That concertina was a wonder in its way. The handles that was on it first was wore out long ago, and he'd made new ones of braided rope yarn. And the bellows was patched in more places than a cranberry picker's overalls.
Use overalls when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overalls means (UK) A loose-fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them..
Common synonyms include boiler suit, coveralls, dungarees, overall.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
That concertina was a wonder in its way. The handles that was on it first was wore out long ago, and he'd made new ones of braided rope yarn. And the bellows was patched in more places than a cranberry picker's overalls.
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