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dress
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[ noun ] (clothing) a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
Synonyms Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)There was a_little blood on the hem of her dress , for the assassin had slashed Miss_Harris 's companion , Major_Rathbone , with a knife . (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)He crossed the tracks to Delaware_House , where ladies in gay dresses and men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)The man wore a vest and a tie , the woman had_on a dark green dress and three strands of pearls . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)`` I 've never done this before '' , they always said , shaking their dresses down over their white shoulders . (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)Linda_Kay felt_like going_off to the bedroom to cry ; but they were going_up to the Big_House after supper , and she had_to put_on a clean dress and fix her hair a_little . |
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[ verb ] (clothing) put on clothes
Synonyms Examples "we had to dress quickly" "dress the patient" "Can the child dress by herself?" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)( Music often sounds best to me when I can dress informally and sit in something more comfortable than a theatre seat . ) (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)He dressed , and sped outdoors . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)`` Ex-cuse me '' , he said in Berlitz_English , and got_up and left them , to bathe and dress . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)The doctor stood about , waiting for Alex to dress , with a show of impatience , and soon they were moving , as quietly as could be , through the still dark hallways , past the bedroom of the patronne , and so into the street . (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)At five o'clock that night it was already dark , and behind my closed door I was dressing as carefully as a groom . |
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[ verb ] (clothing) provide with clothes or put clothes on
Examples "Parents must feed and dress their child" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)In these readings , the double_bass is either kept discreetly in the background , or it is dressed in clown 's attire - the musical equivalent of a bull_in_a_china_shop . (Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)`` You have n't dressed for the occasion '' ! they pointed_out to him . `` I'm dressed as I always am '' , Rousseau said . And those without beards would have stood_out as not dressed for the occasion . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)In the dim underwater light they dressed and straightened up the room , and then they went across the hall to the kitchen . |
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[ noun ] (clothing) clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
Examples "formal attire" "battle dress" Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)The dominant pottery of the century was Geometric ; political organization revolved_about the basileis ; trade was just beginning to expand ; the gods who protected the Greek countryside were only now putting_on their sharply anthropomorphic dress . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)In defiance , a chinless reprobate , Jake_Camaret , marched down the aisle in St._Peter 's one Sunday morning , followed by one of the women from the Bordel , whose dress and walk plainly showed the lack of any shame . |
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[ verb ] (clothing) dress in a certain manner
Synonyms Examples "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion": "he dressed up in a suit and tie" Used in print (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)He liked to fancy himself as a chieftain and to dress for the part . (Jay Williams, The Forger....)And girls could n't have dressed like that - it is n't transparent enough '' . |
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[ verb ] put a finish on
Examples "dress the surface smooth" Used in print (Paul Larson and Gordon Odegard, "How to design your...)When cutting the pieces , dress the ends smooth , and square with a smooth file or sanding disk . Dress all surfaces with a file , cleaning off all solder and drilling burrs . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (clothing) dress or groom with elaborate care
Examples "She likes to dress when going to the opera" Used in print (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)The Ivy_League enjoys no easy dominion here , and the boys are as likely to dress in rather foppish Continental fashion , or even in nondescript working_class manner , as they are in the restrained , button-down Ivy way . The girls are prone to dress far more flamboyantly than their counterparts out of town , and eye_shadow , mascara , and elaborate bouffant hairdos - despite the admonitions of cautious guidance personnel - are not unknown even in early morning classes . |
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[ verb ] (food) kill and prepare for market or consumption
Synonyms Examples "dress a turkey" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)She was ready to kill the beef , dress it out , and with vegetables from her garden was going_to can soup , broth , hash , and stew against the winter . |
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[ adjective ] suitable for formal occasions
Synonyms Examples "formal wear" "a full-dress uniform" "dress shoes" Related terms |
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[ verb ] cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
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[ adjective ] suitable for formal occasions
Synonyms Examples "formal wear" "a full-dress uniform" "dress shoes" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
Synonyms Examples "a dress dinner" "a full-dress ceremony" Related terms |
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[ verb ] provide with decoration
Synonyms Examples "dress the windows" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (clothing) clothing in general
Synonyms Examples "she was refined in her choice of apparel" "he always bought his clothes at the same store" "fastidious about his dress" |
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[ adjective ] (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
Synonyms Examples "a dress dinner" "a full-dress ceremony" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 19717
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