dress

Meanings

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

Synonyms

apparel, arrange, attire, clip, clothe, clothes, coif, coiffe, coiffure, crop, curry, cut back, decorate, do, dress out, dress up, enclothe, fit out, frock, full-dress, garb, garment, garnish, get dressed, groom, habilitate, line up, lop, plume, preen, primp, prune, raiment, set, snip, tog, trim, wearing apparel