dress
adjective
1. suitable for formal occasions
- a full-dress uniform
- dress shoes
Similar word(s): formal
2. (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
- a dress dinner
- a full-dress ceremony
Similar word(s): formal
noun
1. a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
Similar word(s): frock
Definition categories: man–made
2. clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
- battle dress
Definition categories: man–made, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable
3. clothing in general
- fastidious about his dress
Similar word(s): apparel, clothes
Definition categories: man–made, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable
Sentences with dress as a noun:
- Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses.
- He came to the party in formal dress.
verb
1. put on clothes
- we had to dress quickly
- dress the patient
- Can the child dress by herself?
Definition categories: body, change
2. provide with clothes or put clothes on
- Parents must feed and dress their child
Similar word(s): apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog
Definition categories: body, turn
3. put a finish on
- dress the surface smooth
Definition categories: contact, finish
4. dress in a certain manner
- She dresses in the latest Paris fashion
- he dressed up in a suit and tie
Definition categories: body, dress
5. dress or groom with elaborate care
- She likes to dress when going to the opera
Similar word(s): plume, preen, primp
Definition categories: body, attire, overdress, prink
6. kill and prepare for market or consumption
- dress a turkey
Definition categories: change, cook, fix, make, prepare, ready
7. arrange in ranks
- dress troops
Definition categories: motion, position
8. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
Similar word(s): garnish, trim
Definition categories: creation, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
9. provide with decoration
- dress the windows
Similar word(s): decorate
Definition categories: contact, arrange
10. put a dressing on
- dress the salads
Definition categories: contact, apply
11. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- dress the plants in the garden
Similar word(s): clip, crop, lop, prune, snip, trim
Definition categories: contact
12. cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
Definition categories: contact, pare, trim
13. convert into leather
- dress the tanned skins
Definition categories: change, convert
14. apply a bandage or medication to
- dress the victim's wounds
Definition categories: body, treat
15. give a neat appearance to
- dress the horses
Definition categories: body, beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify
16. arrange attractively
- dress my hair for the wedding
Similar word(s): arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, set
Definition categories: body, groom, neaten
Sentences with dress as a verb:
- It was time to dress the windows for Christmas again.
- He was dressed in the latest fashions.
- I rose and dressed before daybreak. It's very cold out. Dress warm.
- Does sir dress to the right or the left?
- to dress leather or cloth; to dress a garden; to dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them
- to dress the ranks
- Right, dress!