Uk English Meaning of dress
dress
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Definitions and Meaning of dress in English
dress (n)
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
clothing in general
dress (v)
put on clothes
provide with clothes or put clothes on
put a finish on
dress in a certain manner
dress or groom with elaborate care
kill and prepare for market or consumption
arrange in ranks
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
provide with decoration
put a dressing on
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
convert into leather
apply a bandage or medication to
give a neat appearance to
arrange attractively
dress (s)
suitable for formal occasions
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
dress (v. t.)
To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.
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.
To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.
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.
To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.
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.
To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
dress (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!
To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly.
dress (n.)
That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel.
A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.
Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.
The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
FAQs About the word dress
dress
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice, clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion, clothing in general, put on clothes, provid
dress,Frock,jumper,chemisette,Coatdress,Granny dress,Housecoat,kimono,dress,Minidress
casual,informal,sporty,street,dowdy,frowzy,outmoded.,crumpled,sloppy,slob
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