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Below, we have different definitions or meanings of the word dress. These different definitions are grouped based on the different parts of speech. You will also find examples for every definition if available
Noun: Nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas.
UK: /dɹɛs/
US: /dɹɛs/
An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist.
Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses.
Apparel, clothing.
He came to the party in formal dress.
The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
A dress rehearsal.
Verb: Verbs are action words that describe actions or states.
UK: /dɹɛs/
US: /dɹɛs/
To fit out with the necessary clothing; to clothe, put clothes on (something or someone).
He was dressed in the latest fashions.
To clothe oneself; to put on clothes.
I rose and dressed before daybreak. It's very cold out. Dress warm.
To put on the uniform and equipment necessary to play the game.
Due to a left ankle sprain, Kobe Bryant did not dress for the game against Indiana
Of a man, to allow the genitals to fall to one side or other within the trousers.
Does sir dress to the right or the left?
To prepare (food) for cooking, especially by seasoning it.
To prepare oneself; to make ready.
To adorn, ornament.
It was time to dress the windows for Christmas again.
To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when "dressed full", the signal flags and pennants are added.
To prepare (a set) by installing the props, scenery, etc.
To treat (a wound, or wounded person).
To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
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 prepare the surface of (a material; usually stone or lumber).
To manure (land).
To bolt or sift flour.
(sometimes imperative) To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align.
Right, dress!
To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms: bandage, clothe, don, get dressed
Antonyms: strip, undress, disrobe, get undressed, strip, undress
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