leathers 1 of 2

noun

Definition of leathersnext
plural of leather
1
as in skins
the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use the company claims to use only the finest leathers for its shoes and handbags

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as in pelts
the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value this jacket was made from real leather

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leathers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of leather
as in hides
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible an expert rider will find almost no reason to leather a horse

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leathers
  1. hides
  2. slashes
  3. switches
Verb
  • However, this average hides massive variability—some years were great, others were terrible.
    John Jennings, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • However, this average hides massive variability—some years were great, others were terrible.
    John Jennings, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of hides
Verb
  • What's on the new menu Frontier slashes price of 2025 unlimited pass.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • If one part of the country hunkers down and slashes spending at the mall or on vacations, that would hurt businesses and lead to layoffs.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of slashes
Verb
  • That's when the series briefly switches formats to show Colin at the center of an Usual Suspects parody, with the show recreating the final sequence as the police piece all the clues together.
    Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In the Netflix holiday movie, Garner plays a mom who switches bodies with her teenage daughter (Wednesday's Emma Myers), while her husband (Helms) switches with their son (Brady Noon, of Good Boys fame).
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of switches
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