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dress

/dɹˈɛs/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

  1. put on clothes
    “we had to dress quickly”
  2. provide with clothes or put clothes on
    “Parents must feed and dress their child”
  3. put a finish on
    “dress the surface smooth”
  4. dress in a certain manner
    “She dresses in the latest Paris fashion”
  5. dress or groom with elaborate care
    “She likes to dress when going to the opera”
  6. kill and prepare for market or consumption
    “dress a turkey”
  7. arrange in ranks
    “dress troops”
  8. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
  9. provide with decoration
    “dress the windows”
  10. put a dressing on
    “dress the salads”
  11. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
    “dress the plants in the garden”
  12. cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width

noun

  1. a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
  2. clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
    “formal attire”
  3. clothing in general
    “she was refined in her choice of apparel”

adjective

  1. suitable for formal occasions
    “formal wear”
  2. (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
    “a dress dinner”

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