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# swimsuit

«swimsuit» in Mova's school dictionary: **a piece of clothing worn for swimming, especially a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a swimsuit, swimsuits)

### meaning for a pupil

A swimsuit is a piece of clothing worn for swimming, especially a one-piece suit for girls and women. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimsuit/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life swimsuits are worn at swimming lessons, the pool and the beach; with them go towels, goggles and suncream. In body safety lessons the parts covered by a swimsuit are private (the «underwear rule»). Similar: «swimming costume», «bathers» (Australia), «togs» (Ireland, NZ), «swimmers», «trunks» (for boys). Phrases: «one-piece swimsuit», «pack your swimsuit».

### examples

- Don't forget your swimsuit for swimming lessons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimsuit/#x1)
- Her swimsuit is blue with yellow stars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimsuit/#x2)
- Hang your wet swimsuit up to dry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimsuit/#x3)
- The parts covered by your swimsuit are private. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimsuit/#x4)
- I changed into my swimsuit at the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimsuit/#x5)
- A long-sleeved swimsuit protects you from the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimsuit/#x6)
- My swimsuit was full of sand after the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimsuit/#x7)
- Wash the chlorine out of your swimsuit after the pool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimsuit/#x8)

### note

Countable: «a swimsuit». One word. Many regional words: «swimming costume» (UK), «bathing suit» (US), «bathers» (Australia), «togs» (Ireland, NZ), «trunks» or «swim shorts» (boys).

### In the corpora

- [Shark skin is covered in tiny tooth-like scales called dermal denticles that help water flow smoothly, and some swimsuits copy them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/28-sharks/14/)
- [Private parts are the parts of the body covered by a swimsuit.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/57-my-body-belongs-to-me/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «swimsuit» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swimsuit/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.