English dictionary
dress
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
adjective
- suitable for formal occasions
noun
- clothing in general
noun
- clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
noun
- a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
verb
- arrange attractively
verb
- dress or groom with elaborate care
verb
- dress in a certain manner
verb
- give a neat appearance to
verb
- put on clothes
verb
- provide with clothes or put clothes on
verb
- apply a bandage or medication to
verb
- convert into leather
verb
- kill and prepare for market or consumption
verb
- cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
verb
- put a finish on
verb
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
verb
- put a dressing on
verb
- provide with decoration
verb
- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
verb
- arrange in ranks
Example sentences
a dress dinner
a full-dress ceremony
a full-dress uniform
dress shoes
she was refined in her choice of apparel
he always bought his clothes at the same store
fastidious about his dress
formal attire
battle dress
dress my hair for the wedding
She likes to dress when going to the opera
She dresses in the latest Paris fashion
he dressed up in a suit and tie
groom the dogs
dress the horses
we had to dress quickly
dress the patient
Can the child dress by herself?
Parents must feed and dress their child
dress the victim's wounds
dress the tanned skins
dress a turkey
dress the surface smooth
dress the plants in the garden
dress the salads
dress the windows
dress troops