Thesaurus results for HEADGEARS

headgears

noun

plural of headgear

as in hats

a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown in some states a helmet is required headgear for motorcycle riders

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Noun

Ditto for the Chiefs hats being sold on the NFL Pro Shop website.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Several kinds of clothing, including t-shirts, trousers, sweaters, overcoats, windbreakers, men’s suits and blazers, and accessories, including belts, jewelry, hats, wigs, false beards and eyebrows are included.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of hats

Noun

In addition to the gift cards, part of the program is providing free helmets.

— Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
As the war raged on, this makeshift countermeasure was replaced by more sanitary and effective innovations, including gauze pads soaked in hyposulfite solution, flannel hoods, tube helmets, and box respirators.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of helmets

Noun

Options considered during the analysis included drilling holes in the existing piles and adding more steel inside, or widening the pile caps so more piles could be added on the outside.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
Similarly, although benefits of smaller class sizes are real, at least for economically disadvantaged kids in early grades, uniform caps put high-poverty schools at a competitive disadvantage (because other working conditions are more difficult).

— David Griffith, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of caps

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