different between duds vs robes

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?dz/
• Rhymes: -?dz

Noun

duds

1. plural of dud

Noun

duds pl (plural only)

1. (New England, Britain, informal, dated) Clothing, especially for work or of rough appearance.
   • 1890, William Morris, News from Nowhere, in the journal The Commonweal. (First published in book form 1890.)

     I looked at what I could see of my rough blue duds, which I had plenty of opportunity of contrasting with the gay attire of the citizens we had come across; […]

   • 1997, Skiing (volume 50, number 4)

     We were hard-pressed to find anyone who actually skis in these designer duds, but someone's buying the stuff: Hilfiger's ski and boardwear line grosses around $25 million per year […]

Synonyms

• (clothing):
  • (standard): clothes, clothing, outfit
  • (slang): garb, kit, togs

Derived terms

• dudded up

Translations

Anagrams

• Sudd, sudd

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???bz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?o?bz/

Noun

robes

1. plural of robe

Anagrams

• Beros, Boers, Boser, Brose, Serbo-, Sober, bores, brose, sober

Asturian

Verb

robes

1. second-person singular present indicative of robar
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of robar

Catalan

Verb

robes

1. second-person singular present indicative form of robar

French

Noun

robes f

1. plural of robe

Anagrams

• orbes, sobre

Middle English

Noun

robes

1. plural of robe

Old French

Noun

robes f pl

1. oblique plural of robe
2. nominative plural of robe

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish revés in the meaning of "wrong side" (ac Kramer).

Adjective

robes

1. left
2. wrong

Portuguese

Noun

robes

1. plural of robe

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?robes/, [?ro.??es]

Etymology 1

Noun

robes m pl

1. plural of rob

Etymology 2

Verb

robes

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of robar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of robar.