[
US
/ˈdɹɛs/
]
[ UK /dɹˈɛs/ ]
[ UK /dɹˈɛs/ ]
VERB
-
put a finish on
dress the surface smooth - decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
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kill and prepare for market or consumption
dress a turkey -
provide with clothes or put clothes on
Parents must feed and dress their child -
put on clothes
Can the child dress by herself?
we had to dress quickly
dress the patient -
give a neat appearance to
dress the horses
groom the dogs -
put a dressing on
dress the salads -
apply a bandage or medication to
dress the victim's wounds -
arrange attractively
dress my hair for the wedding -
arrange in ranks
dress troops -
dress in a certain manner
he dressed up in a suit and tie
She dresses in the latest Paris fashion -
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
dress the plants in the garden -
convert into leather
dress the tanned skins - cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
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provide with decoration
dress the windows -
dress or groom with elaborate care
She likes to dress when going to the opera
NOUN
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clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
battle dress
formal attire -
clothing in general
fastidious about his dress
she was refined in her choice of apparel
he always bought his clothes at the same store - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
ADJECTIVE
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(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
a full-dress ceremony
a dress dinner -
suitable for formal occasions
formal wear
a full-dress uniform
dress shoes
How To Use dress In A Sentence
- The brightly colored outfits may be made of either cotton or such dressy fabrics as velvet, satin, and lamé.
- Spinach, endive and romaine lettuce are great in salads; just dress with a little olive oil and red wine vinegar.
- She took a lot of tweed and heavy suiting, an ankle-length dress and platform shoes - quite the bonkers stuff.
- The dress wasn't low cut, but in truth she didn't have a lot of cleavage to reveal, her figure being quite elfin.
- Though Jane tells herself stories, listens to stories told by others, and reads, she never writes anything other than a few letters-misaddressed and undelivered letters, at that.
- It was of average size with an unmade bed sitting in one corner, a night table, two dressers, a bureau, a desk, a small TV, and a lot of posters on the wall.
- Men with short back and sides dressed in gleaming white singlets and shorts set off downriver while a little coxswain in a cap urges them on.
- Hazel wore a medieval-styled dress with a gold-braced bodice, gold chiffon sleeves and a gold train.
- My store-bought long dresses are too "dressy" and made of rayon and other finer fabrics that are not suitable for housework. Sewing Simple Clothing
- I'll forward any mail to your new address.
