sou'wester

noun

Definition of sou'westernext
1
as in baseball cap

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2
as in trench coat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sou'wester
  1. baseball cap
  2. trench coat
  3. silk hat
  4. trench
  5. top hat
  6. rain gear
  7. high hat
  8. cocked hat
Noun
  • The bottoms are basically Molly’s baseball cap, which looks like a dome with a bill just plonked onto it, and Shannon’s wings, which the judges say are just a gingerbread cookie with some icing on it.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Something shy, suggestible in the smooth plane of his cheek, baseball cap pulled low, self-consciously.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of baseball cap
Noun
  • Audrey Hobert is standing on a chair, wearing Groucho glasses and an enormous trench coat and faux-strumming a banjo.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Only soldiers of officer rank and above were allowed to wear the Burberry trench coat and had to purchase it themselves out of pocket.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of trench coat
Noun
  • Moriya wore a Western-style morning coat and a silk hat that belonged to Prince Takamodo, the late father of Princess Ayako.
    — Megan Friedman, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Oct. 2018
  • Making big money as head of the Empire State Building and a bank, Smith moved to Fifth Avenue and swapped his brown derby for a silk hat.
    — Edward Kosner, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2018
Definition of silk hat
Noun
  • The clothes performed a parallel operation on familiar forms, pulling apart bikers, trenches, tweed jackets, corsetry, and punk hardware before rebuilding them into funky new forms of feminine armor.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Direct water toward the bed by installing a gutter extension, creating a downhill slope, digging a trench or connecting a PVC pipe to a distant gutter and running it underground to the rain garden.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of trench
Noun
  • Moyim makes a cake that was supposed to be a top hat but just looked like a big green cake balanced on top of a head.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • More recently, Timothée Chalamet donned the top hat and cane in a prequel story, Wonka, exploring the life of the eccentric businessman and magician in an entirely new tale.
    — Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of top hat
Noun
  • Keep the rain gear handy on Thursday as South Florida will once again face threats of seeing passing showers and thunderstorms during the day.
    — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Pack essentials like rain gear, layers of clothing, water, sunscreen, eye protection and an offline map.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of rain gear
Noun
  • Listen to Pete’s old s—t, it was formulated, the high hats, the horn.
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Instead of high hats, use wall washers, which bounce light off the walls and space.
    — Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of high hat
Noun
  • One of the most popular traditional costumes was the bauta, which consisted of a full mask, a cape that covered the head and shoulders, and a tricorn or cocked hat.
    — Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.
    — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021
Definition of cocked hat
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“Sou'wester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sou%27wester. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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