DRESS

/dɹɛs/ ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 6

Definition

  1. adjective suitable for formal occasions. — synonyms: full-dress
  2. adjective (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes. — synonyms: full-dress
  3. noun a one-piece garment for a woman. — synonyms: frock
  4. noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion. — synonyms: attire, garb
  5. noun clothing in general. — synonyms: apparel, wearing_apparel, clothes
  6. verb put on clothes. — synonyms: get_dressed
  7. verb provide with clothes or put clothes on. — synonyms: clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit_out
  8. verb put a finish on.
  9. verb dress in a certain manner. — synonyms: dress_up
  10. verb dress or groom with elaborate care. — synonyms: preen, primp, plume
  11. verb kill and prepare for market or consumption. — synonyms: dress_out
  12. verb arrange in ranks. — synonyms: line_up
  13. verb decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods. — synonyms: trim, garnish
  14. verb provide with decoration. — synonyms: decorate
  15. verb put a dressing on.
  16. verb cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of. — synonyms: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, prune, cut_back
  17. verb cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width.
  18. verb convert into leather.
  19. verb apply a bandage or medication to.
  20. verb give a neat appearance to. — synonyms: groom, curry
  21. verb arrange attractively. — synonyms: arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure

Examples

  • “Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses.”
  • “He came to the party in formal dress.”
  • “He was dressed in the latest fashions.”

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