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spandex

US/ˈspændɛks/

spandex noun: a synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity.

Noun

spandex (usually uncountable, plural spandexes)

  1. (usually) A synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity.
  2. (usually) Clothing made from such material.

Examples of spandex in a sentence

  • At her crotch, the black spandex stretches to cover a small bulge.
  • Poor Floyd Landis — it can’t be easy filling Lance Armstrong’s snug spandex shorts.
  • I’d make a crack, something like, “People should need a special government ID to buy spandex like that.

All 12 example sentences with spandex

Synonyms of spandex

Forms of spandex

pluralspandexes

Origin of spandex

Coined as an anagram of the word expands.

Words formed from spandex

Questions about spandex

What does spandex mean?
Spandex means a synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity.
What part of speech is spandex?
Spandex is a noun.
How do you pronounce spandex?
Spandex is pronounced /ˈspændɛks/ (US).
What is the plural of spandex?
The plural of spandex is spandexes.

Words near spandex in the dictionary

  1. spancelled
  2. spancelling
  3. spancels
  4. Spandau
  5. Spander
  6. spandex
  7. spandexed
  8. spandexes
  9. spandite
  10. spandites
  11. spandrel

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