uniform
Definitions
- A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc.
- Alternative letter-case form of Uniform of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet
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Alternative letter-case form of Uniform from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. alt-of
- Unvarying; all the same
- A uniformed police officer (as opposed to a detective).
- Consistent; conforming to one standard
- with speed of convergence not depending on choice of function argument; as in uniform continuity, uniform convergence
- Composed of a single macromolecular species
Equivalents
Examples
“The Hooverette [housedress] can be worn as a dress or as an apron. This is the latest in uniforms, madam, according to Vogue.”
“‘[…] I remember⟳ a lady coming to inspect⟳ St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to dress us like⟳ charity children”.[…]’.”
“F. W. Robertson There are many things which a soldier will do in his plain clothes which he scorns to do in his uniform.”
“Imagine⟳ a country where children do nothing but play⟳ until they start⟳ compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend⟳ comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms. […]”
“Skeletor held the gun against Speedo’s head, held Speedo between himself and the cops who stood, motionless and futile, where they’d stopped. Robinson, Lindfors, Carter, three uniforms and I watched helpless as Skeletor, dragging Speedy with him, inched out the gate, started backing down the hill.”
“Four men flew out of it, three uniforms and one in what appeared to be an English riding outfit—boots, whip, the whole nine yards. […] He called out, “I’m the superintendent of police.””
“Eyes to the front now and there was the body, a lump of black and brown. Moon counted three uniforms and a photographer, the medical examiner and his assistant.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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