Definition of Dress

Noun

  • clothing in general
    "she was refined in her choice of apparel"
    "he always bought his clothes at the same store"
    "fastidious about his dress"
    - wearing apparel
  • clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
    "formal attire"
    "battle dress"
  • a one-piece garment for a woman
    has skirt and bodice

Verb

  • arrange attractively
    "dress my hair for the wedding"
  • give a neat appearance to
    "groom the dogs"
    "dress the horses"
  • apply a bandage or medication to
    "dress the victim's wounds"
  • convert into leather
    "dress the tanned skins"
  • cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
  • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
    "dress the plants in the garden"
    - cut back
  • put a dressing on
    "dress the salads"
  • provide with decoration
    "dress the windows"
  • decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
  • arrange in ranks
    "dress troops"
    - line up
  • kill and prepare for market or consumption
    "dress a turkey"
    - dress out
  • dress or groom with elaborate care
    "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
  • dress in a certain manner
    "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"
    "he dressed up in a suit and tie"
    - dress up
  • put a finish on
    "dress the surface smooth"
  • provide with clothes or put clothes on
    "Parents must feed and dress their child"
    - fit out
  • put on clothes
    "we had to dress quickly"
    "dress the patient"
    "Can the child dress by herself?"
    - get dressed

Adjective

  • (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
    "a dress dinner"
    "a full-dress ceremony"
    - full dress
  • suitable for formal occasions
    "formal wear"
    "a full-dress uniform"
    "dress shoes"
    - full dress
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Unscramble dress

15 unscramble word found using the letters dress.

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