costume

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒstjuːm/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑstum, -tjum/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. kos′to̅o̅m, -tyo̅o̅m; v. ko sto̅o̅m′, -styo̅o̅m′)


Inflections of 'costume' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
costumes
v 3rd person singular
costuming
v pres p
costumed
v past
costumed
v past p

Collocations for "costume"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "costume" in context.

WordReference English Collocations © 2025

costume

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [party, fancy-dress, birthday, Halloween] costume
  2. costumes for Halloween
  3. [make, rent, buy] a costume (for)
  4. wearing a [clown, period, superhero, vampire, frog, princess, wizard] costume
  5. dressed in a [clown] costume
  6. put on his costume
  7. [makes, designs, sews, repairs, embroiders, fits] costumes
  8. designs costumes for [movies, television, the theater]
  9. the costume comes (complete) with
  10. The costume is too [big, large, small, tight, baggy].
  11. I [feel, look] ridiculous in this costume!
v
  1. costume a [child, troupe, figure, doll]
  2. costumed the [cast, actor, actress, dancers]
  3. costume a [play, show, movie]
  4. costumed in [period, flowery, traditional] wear
  5. costumed as a [witch, crocodile, ghost]
  6. costumed for [Halloween, the play, the party]
  7. costumed and [staged, choreographed]
n as adj
  1. [is, works as] a costume designer
  2. went to a costume party
  3. costume [design, accessories, jewelry, ideas, rental]
  4. a costume [shop, store]
'costume' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Dutch - Halloween - clown - creepy - delightful - drama - enhance - fabric - fancy - feather - fitting - flare - glitter - hideous - jewel - material - outrageous - period - pirate - plump - prize - prop - rental - silver - spooky - statement - swimming - traditional - weird - winner

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