🇬🇧 Pillowcase meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A pillowcase is a soft cloth cover that you put over a pillow to keep it clean and comfy. You can slide it on and off easily so it can be washed. Pillowcases often have colors or patterns and they help keep your pillow from getting dirty or drool-covered while you sleep.

When I’m mad, I scream into my pillowcase so only the pillow gets scared.

My brother’s pillowcase smells so bad it should come with a warning label and a gas mask.

Mom said to change my pillowcase, so I gave it a dramatic farewell speech.

I stuffed balloons in a pillowcase and told everyone I got the world’s bounciest pillow.

I drew a scary monster on my pillowcase, but then I was too scared to sleep on it.

She pulled the old pillowcase from the pillow, showed the small drawing tucked inside the pillowcase, and smiled. She washed the pillowcase carefully, slipped it back on the pillow, and smoothed the seams. The pillowcase smelled like lemon soap; she hugged it, thinking the pillowcase kept a friendly, gentle secret.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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