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verb (past and past participle dressed, present participle dress·ing, 3rd person present singular dress·es) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb put clothes on: to put clothes on somebody or yourself, or put on clothes
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2. intransitive verb wear particular clothing: to wear clothes of a particular type or in a particular way
  She usually dresses in black.
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3. intransitive verb put on appropriate clothes: to put on clothes appropriate to a particular occasion, especially formal clothes
We need to dress for the theater.
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4. transitive verb decorate something: to make a place or object look festive by putting special decorations on it
They dressed the big house for the holidays.
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5. transitive verb commerce arrange goods in window: to arrange goods in a store window as an attractive display
windows that were dressed for spring
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6. transitive verb medicine cover wound: to put a bandage or other protective covering on a wound
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7. transitive verb cooking put sauce on salad: to put mayonnaise, vinaigrette, or a similar sauce on a salad
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8. transitive verb cooking hunting clean fish and game: to clean and prepare fish, poultry, or meat for cooking or selling
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9. transitive verb arrange hair: to arrange hair, e.g. by combing, clipping, or oiling it
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10. transitive and intransitive verb military come or bring into alignment: to come, or bring troops, into a correct alignment with one another for a parade formation
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11. transitive verb agriculture spread fertilizer on soil: to spread manure or fertilizer over the surface of an area of land
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12. transitive verb finish material: to apply a finishing process to a material such as stone or lumber, usually in order to give it a smooth attractive surface
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noun (plural dress·es) |
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1. woman's one-piece garment: a one-piece garment for women and girls combining a bodice, with or without sleeves, and a skirt, and covering most of the body
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2. particular clothes: clothes of a particular type or style
national dress
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3. clothes in general: clothes and clothing in general
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often used before nouns
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He has no interest in matters of dress.
a dress allowance
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4. clothes for particular occasion: the clothing required for a particular occasion
casual dress
evening dress
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5. South Asia set of clothes: an outfit or set of clothes for men or women
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6. outward appearance: the outward appearance or covering of a thing, especially a living thing, or the way in which something is presented
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literary
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7. theater
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informal
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Same as dress rehearsal (sense 1)
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adjective |
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1. formal: describes clothes that are worn only on formal occasions
dress uniform
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2. requiring formal attire: describes an event to which formal clothes must be worn
a dress banquet
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| [14th century. Via Old French dresser "arrange, prepare" < Vulgar Latin directiare< Latin directus "straight" (see direct)] |
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dressed to kill wearing very glamorous clothes, especially in order to impress somebody (slang)
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