Meaning of 'dress'

adjective

(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes

Example: "a dress dinner"

Synonyms: full-dress

adjective

suitable for formal occasions

Synonyms: full-dress

noun

clothing in general

Synonyms: apparel wearing apparel clothes

noun

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

Synonyms: garb attire

noun

a one-piece garment for a woman

Synonyms: frock

verb

arrange attractively

Example: "dress my hair for the wedding"

Synonyms: set coif coiffure do arrange coiffe

verb

dress or groom with elaborate care

Example: "I likes to dress when going to the opera."

Synonyms: plume

verb

to attire with clothing in a certain manner

Example: "They dress in the latest Paris fashion."

Synonyms: dress up

verb

give a neat appearance to

Synonyms: curry groom

verb

put on clothes

Example: "we had to dress quickly"

Synonyms: get dressed

verb

provide with clothes or put clothes on

Example: "Parents must feed and dress their child"

Synonyms: apparel

verb

apply a bandage or medication to

Example: "dress the victim's wounds"

verb

convert into leather

Example: "dress the tanned skins"

verb

kill and prepare for market or consumption

Example: "dress a turkey"

Synonyms: dress out

verb

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

verb

put a finish on

Example: "dress the surface smooth"

verb

cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

Example: "dress the plants in the garden"

Synonyms: clip

verb

put a dressing on

Example: "dress the salads"

verb

provide with decoration

Example: "dress the windows"

Synonyms: decorate

verb

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

Synonyms: trim

verb

arrange in ranks

Example: "dress troops"

Synonyms: line up