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   Dress

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   • 1. put on one's clothes: "Graham showered and dressed quickly" Similar put on clothesdon clothesslip into clothesclothe oneselfget dressedOpposite undress
   • ▪ wear clothes in a particular way or of a particular type: "she's nice-looking and dresses well" Similar clotheattiregarbfit outturn outdeckdeck outtrick out/upcostumearrayrobeaccoutreinformal:get updoll upliterary:bedizenarchaic:apparel
   • ▪ put on clothes appropriate for a formal occasion: "we dressed for dinner every night" Similar wear formal clothesput on evening dressdress upchange (one's clothes)Opposite dress informallydress down
   • ▪ put clothes on (someone): "they dressed her in a white hospital gown"
   • ▪ design or supply clothes for (a celebrity): "for over four decades he dressed the royal family"
   • 2. decorate (something) in an artistic or attractive way: "they had dressed the doorframes with sprays of bittersweet" Similar decorateadornornamenttrimdeckbedeckembellishbeautifyprettifyarrayfestoongarlandrigdrapegarnishfurbishenhancegraceenrichinformal:trick outtart upliterary:furbelow
   • ▪ decorate (a ship) with flags for a special occasion.
   • ▪ arrange or style (one's own or someone else's hair), especially in an elaborate way: "Patrick dressed Michelle's hair in a sculptured, Japanese-type style" Similar stylegroomarrangecombbrushdoput in orderstraightenadjustpreenprimpinformal:fix
   • 3. clean, treat, or apply a dressing to (a wound): "she washed the wound and dressed it with fresh bandages" Similar bandagecoverbind (up)wrapswaddleswatheplasterput a plaster on
   • 4. clean and prepare (food, especially poultry or shellfish) for cooking or eating: "dress the crab and shell the prawns" Similar prepareget readymake readyclean
   • ▪ add a dressing to (a salad): "dress the salad with vinaigrette"
   • 5. apply a fertilizing substance to (a field, garden, or plant): "the field was dressed with unrotted farmyard manure" Similar fertilizeadd fertilizer tofeedenrichmanuremulchcomposttop-dress
   • ▪ complete the preparation or manufacture of (leather or fabric) by treating its surface in some way: "the leather had been dressed with alum"
   • ▪ smooth the surface of (stone): "it takes two days to dress a pair of millstones" Similar smoothpolishglosslevelface
   • 6. draw up (troops) in the proper alignment. Similar line upput in linealignstraightenarrangeput into orderdisposeset outget into rows/columnsfall in
   • ▪ (of troops) come into proper alignment.
   • 7. prepare (an artificial fly) for use in fishing: "after you dress a dry fly, be sure to remove any oil before you make your next cast"

   noun

   • 1. a one-piece garment worn by women and girls that covers the body and extends down over the legs: "a white cotton dress" Similar frockgownrobeshift
   • 2. clothing of a specified kind for men or women: "traditional African dress" Similar clothesclothinggarmentsattirecostumeoutfitensemblegarbturnoutfineryregaliainformal:geargetuptogsdudsgarmsglad ragsschmutterclobberkitrig-outthreadsformal:apparelhabilimentraimentarchaic:vestments
   • ▪ denoting military uniform or other clothing used on formal or ceremonial occasions: "a dress suit"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘put straight’): from Old French dresser ‘arrange, prepare’, based on Latin directus ‘direct, straight’.

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   • Definition of dress noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable] a piece of clothing that is made in one piece and hangs down to cover the body as far as the legs, sometimes reaching to below the knees, or to the ankles The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   What is a woman's dress?

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   • [intransitive, transitive] to put clothes on yourself/somebody I dressed quickly. Get up and get dressed! dress in something He had dressed in a black T-shirt and jeans. dress somebody/yourself in something She dressed the children in their best clothes. dress yourself You're old enough to dress yourself now.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDRESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a piece of clothing for a woman that covers the top of the body and part or all of the legs: [ C ] Cindy wore a black dress to the party. [ C/U ] Dress is also clothes of a particular type or style: [ U ] military dress.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › dressDRESS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   noun. uk / dres / us. dress noun (CLOTHING) A1. a piece of clothing for women or girls that covers the top of the body and hangs down over the legs: She was wearing a short, black dress. More examples. a long dress. a pale yellow dress. a silk dress. a wedding dress. She bought a new dress for the occasion.

5. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › dressdress | meaning of dress in Longman Dictionary of ...

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Clothes, Clothes & fashion dress1 /dres/ S2 W2 noun 1 [ countable] a piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl that covers the top of her body and part or all of her legs → skirt Sheila wore a long red dress. a summer dress see thesaurus at clothes 2 [ uncountable] clothes for...

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   dress. [countable] a piece of clothing that is made in one piece and hangs down to cover the body as far as the legs, sometimes reaching to below the knees, or to the ankles. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › dress_2dress verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Check pronunciation: dress. Definition of dress verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   May 6, 2024 · Antonyms: strip, undress; see also Thesaurus: undress. He was dressed in the latest fashions. (specifically) To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner . To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of DRESS. 1. a [+ object] : to put clothes on (yourself or someone else)