dress

Definitions of dress in various dictionaries:

noun - a one-piece garment for a woman

noun - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

noun - clothing in general

verb - put on clothes

verb - provide with clothes or put clothes on

verb - put a finish on

verb - dress in a certain manner

verb - dress or groom with elaborate care

verb - kill and prepare for market or consumption

verb - arrange in ranks

verb - decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

verb - provide with decoration

verb - put a dressing on

verb - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

verb - cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width

verb - convert into leather

verb - apply a bandage or medication to

verb - give a neat appearance to

verb - arrange attractively

adj - suitable for formal occasions

adj - (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes

To put clothes on; clothe.

To furnish with clothing.

To decorate or adorn: dress a Christmas tree.

To arrange a display in: dress a store window.

To arrange (troops) in ranks; align.

To apply medication, bandages, or other therapeutic materials to (a wound).

To arrange and groom (the hair), as by styling, combing, or washing.

To groom (an animal); curry.

To cultivate (land or plants).

To clean (fish or fowl) for cooking or sale.

To trim and finish the surface of: dress a plank.

To put on clothes.

To wear clothes of a certain kind or style: dresses casually.

To wear formal clothes: dress for dinner.

To get into proper alignment with others: The troops dressed on the squad leader.

Clothing; apparel.

A style of clothing: folk dancers in peasant dress.

A one-piece outer garment for women or girls.

Outer covering or appearance; guise: an ancient ritual in modern dress.

Suitable for formal occasions: dress shoes.

Requiring formal clothes: a dress dinner.

To scold; reprimand: I was dressed down by the teacher for lateness.

To wear informal clothes, befitting an occasion or location: I dressed down for such a casual occasion.

verb - to put clothes on

DRESS - A dress (also known as a frock or a gown) is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice (or a matching bodice giving the effect of a one...