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rob | pajamas |

As a verb rob

is .

As a noun pajamas is

clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.

rob

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) robben, from (etyl) (compare English reave). More at (l).

Verb

(robb)
  • (lb) To steal from, especially using force or violence.
  • :
  • (lb) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
  • *(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
  • *:I never robbed the soldiers of their pay.
  • To deprive (of).
  • :
  • *
  • *:Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence. She devoured with more avidity than she had her food those pretentiously phrased chronicles of the snobocracy […] distilling therefrom an acid envy that robbed her napoleon of all its savour.
  • To burgle.
  • *2008 , National Public Radio, All Things Considered , Sept 4, 2008
  • *:Her house was robbed .
  • (lb) To commit robbery.
  • (lb) To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2011, date=September 28, author=Tom Rostance, work=BBC Sport
  • , title= Arsenal 2-1 Olympiakos , passage=Kevin Mirallas then robbed Bacary Sagna to run into the area and draw another save from Szczesny as the Gunners held on to lead at the break.}}
    Derived terms
    * on the rob * rob Peter to pay Paul * robber * robbery * rob somebody blind * rob the cradle

    Etymology 2

    (etyl); compare (etyl) rob, (etyl) rob, robbo, (etyl) robe, arrobe, and similar (etyl) and (etyl) words.

    Alternative forms

    * rhob, rohob

    Noun

    (-)
  • The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire until it reaches a syrupy consistency. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar.
  • Anagrams

    * bor * bro * orb 1000 English basic words ----

    pajamas

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pyjamas

    Noun

    (wikipedia pajamas)
  • Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.
  • Loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in various southern Asian countries including India.
  • Derived terms

    * cat's pajamas

    See also

    * nightshirt * nightie