DRESS
/dɹɛs/ ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 6
Definition
- adjective suitable for formal occasions.
— synonyms: full-dress
- adjective (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes.
— synonyms: full-dress
- noun a one-piece garment for a woman.
— synonyms: frock
- noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.
— synonyms: attire, garb
- noun clothing in general.
— synonyms: apparel, wearing_apparel, clothes
- verb put on clothes.
— synonyms: get_dressed
- verb provide with clothes or put clothes on.
— synonyms: clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit_out
- verb put a finish on.
- verb dress in a certain manner.
— synonyms: dress_up
- verb dress or groom with elaborate care.
— synonyms: preen, primp, plume
- verb kill and prepare for market or consumption.
— synonyms: dress_out
- verb arrange in ranks.
— synonyms: line_up
- verb decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods.
— synonyms: trim, garnish
- verb provide with decoration.
— synonyms: decorate
- verb put a dressing on.
- verb cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of.
— synonyms: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, prune, cut_back
- verb cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width.
- verb convert into leather.
- verb apply a bandage or medication to.
- verb give a neat appearance to.
— synonyms: groom, curry
- 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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