Dress

[dres] or [drɛs]

Definition

(noun.) a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice.

(verb.) arrange attractively; 'dress my hair for the wedding'.

(verb.) dress in a certain manner; 'She dresses in the latest Paris fashion'; 'he dressed up in a suit and tie'.

(verb.) give a neat appearance to; 'groom the dogs'; 'dress the horses'.

(verb.) put on clothes; 'we had to dress quickly'; 'dress the patient'; 'Can the child dress by herself?'.

(verb.) provide with clothes or put clothes on; 'Parents must feed and dress their child'.

(verb.) apply a bandage or medication to; 'dress the victim's wounds'.

(verb.) convert into leather; 'dress the tanned skins'.

(verb.) kill and prepare for market or consumption; 'dress a turkey'.

(verb.) put a finish on; 'dress the surface smooth'.

(verb.) put a dressing on; 'dress the salads'.

(verb.) provide with decoration; 'dress the windows'.

(verb.) arrange in ranks; 'dress troops'.

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

(adj.) (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; 'a dress dinner'; 'a full-dress ceremony' .

Inputed by Frances--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

(v. t.) To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks.

(v. t.) To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.

(v. t.) To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them.

(v. t.) To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.

(v. t.) To put in proper condition by appareling, as the body; to put clothes upon; to apparel; to invest with garments or rich decorations; to clothe; to deck.

(v. t.) To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.

(v. i.) To arrange one's self in due position in a line of soldiers; -- the word of command to form alignment in ranks; as, Right, dress!

(v. i.) To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly.

(n.) That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel.

(n.) A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.

(n.) Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.

(n.) The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.

Checker: Millicent

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Align, make straight.[2]. Adjust, arrange, dispose, set or put in order.[3]. Prepare, fit, make suitable or fit, get ready, make ready.[4]. Clothe, array, attire, apparel, accoutre, robe, rig, trick out.[5]. Adorn, deck, decorate, embellish, trim, set out, set off.

v. n. Be clothed, make one's toilet.

n. [1]. Clothes, clothing, raiment, garments, garb, habit, apparel, attire, habiliment, vesture, suit, costume.[2]. Array, fine clothes, rich garments, elegant attire.[3]. Lady's gown.

Editor: Nicolas

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Garniture, preparation, arrangement, clothing, habiliments, accoutrements,vestments, uniform, raiment, apparel, attire, clothes, array, garments, livery,costume, garb, investiture

ANT:Nudity, disorder, disarrangement, undress, deshabille

Checked by Ernest

Definition

v.t. to put straight or in order as troops: to put clothes upon: to prepare: to cook: to trim: to deck: to cleanse a sore: to manure.—v.i. to come into line: to put on clothes:—pa.t. and pa.p. dressed or drest.—n. the covering or ornament of the body: a lady's gown: style of dress.—ns. Dress′-cir′cle part of a theatre (usually the first gallery) set apart for people in evening dress; Dress′-coat a fine black coat with narrow or cut-away skirts worn when in full dress; Dress′er one who dresses: a medical student who dresses wounds: a table on which meat is dressed or prepared for use: a kind of kitchen sideboard with rows of shelves for plates dishes &c.—n.pl. Dress′-goods cloths for making women's and children's gowns frocks &c.—ns. Dress′ing dress or clothes: manure given to land: matter used to give stiffness and gloss to cloth: the sauce &c. used in preparing a dish for the table stuffing &c.: the bandage &c. applied to a sore: an ornamental moulding: a thrashing; Dress′ing-case a case of toilet requisites used in dressing one's self: Dress′ing-gown a loose garment used in dressing or in deshabille; Dress′ing-jack′et Dress′ing-sack a jacket worn by women in dressing: Dress′ing-room; Dress′ing-tā′ble; Dress′maker a person who makes gowns or dresses for women.—adj. Dress′y fond of dress.—Evening dress Full dress the costume prescribed by fashion for evening receptions dinners balls &c.

Checked by Godiva

Examples

Editor: Val

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