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Meaning
Verb
●
To
put
clothes
(or, formerly,
armour
) on (oneself or someone, a
doll
, a
mannequin
, etc.); to clothe.
To
attire
(oneself or someone) for a particular (especially
formal
)
occasion
, or in a
fashionable
manner.
●
To design, make, provide, or
select
clothes
(for someone).
●
To
arrange
or
style
(someone's hair).
●
To
adorn
or
ornament
(something).
To
arrange
a
display
of
goods
in, or to
decorate
(a
shop
or
shop
window).
●
In Nautical:
To
adorn
or
ornament
(something).
To
ornament
(a
ship
) by
hoisting
the
national
colours
at the
peak
and
mastheads
, and
setting
the
jack
forward; when "dressed
full
", the
signal
flags
and
pennants
are added.
●
To
apply
a
dressing
to or otherwise
treat
(a
wound
); (obsolete) to give (a
wounded
person)
medical
aid.
●
To
fit
or
prepare
(something) for use; to
render
(something)
suitable
for an
intended
purpose
; to get ready.
To
prepare
,
treat
, or
curry
(animal
hide
or leather).
To
prepare
the
surface
of (a
material
, usually
lumber
or stone).
●
In Regional English:
To
fit
or
prepare
(something) for use; to
render
(something)
suitable
for an
intended
purpose
; to get ready.
To
remove
chaff
or
impurities
from (flour,
grain
, etc.) by
bolting
or
sifting
,
winnowing
, and other methods.
●
In Fishing:
To
fit
or
prepare
(something) for use; to
render
(something)
suitable
for an
intended
purpose
; to get ready.
To
prepare
(an
artificial
fly
) to be
attached
to a
fish
hook.
●
In Agriculture & Horticulture:
To
cultivate
or
tend
to (a
garden
,
land
,
plants
, etc.); especially, to
add
fertilize
r or
manure
to (soil); to
fertilize
, to
manure
.
●
In Hunting:
To
cut up
(an
animal
or its
flesh
) for food;
specifically
(hunting), to
remove
the
internal organs
(of
a game
animal
)
shortly
after it has been
killed
so that the
carcass
cools
more
quickly
; to
field
dress.
●
In Cooking:
To
prepare
(food) for
cooking
or
eating
, especially by
seasoning
it;
specifically
, to
add
a
dressing
or
sauce
(to food, especially a salad).
●
In Film, Television & Theater:
To design, make, or
prepare
costumes
(for a
play
or other performance); also, to present (a production) in a particular
costume
style.
●
In Film, Television & Theater:
To
prepare
(a set) by
installing
the
props
,
scenery
, etc.
●
In Military:
To
arrange
(soldiers or
troops
) into
proper
formation
; especially, to
adjust
(soldiers or
troops
) into
straight lines
and at a
proper
distance
from
each other
; to align.
●
In Northern England English:
To
treat
(someone) in a particular
manner
;
specifically
, in an
appropriate
or
fitting
manner
; (
by extension
,
ironic
) to give (someone) a
deserved
beating
; also, to give (someone) a good
scolding
; to
dress
down.
●
To
break in
and
train
(a
horse
or other
animal
) for use.
●
To
prepare
(oneself); to make ready.
●
In Clothing:
To
put on
clothes.
To
attire
oneself
for a particular (especially
formal
)
occasion
, or in a
fashionable
manner.
●
Of a
thing
: to
attain
a certain
condition
after
undergoing
some process or treatment to
fit
or
prepare
it for use.
●
To
allow
one's
penis
to
fall to
one side
or the other within
one's
trousers.
●
Ellipsis of cross-dress.
●
Of an
animal
carcass
: to have a certain
quantity
or
weight
after
removal
of the
internal organs
and
skin
; also, to have a certain
appearance
after being
cut up
and
prepared
for cooking.
●
In Military:
Of
soldiers
or
troops
: to
arrange
into
proper
formation
; especially, to form into
straight lines
and at a
proper
distance
from each other.
●
In Sports:
Of a
sportsperson
: to
put on
the
uniform
and have the
equipment
needed
to
play
a sport.
Noun
●
An
item of clothing
(usually
worn
by a
woman
or
young
girl
) which both
covers
the
upper
part of the body and includes a
skirt
below the waist.
●
An
item
of
outer
clothing
or set of such
clothes
(worn by people
of all
sexes
) which is
generally
decorative
and
appropriate
for a particular
occasion
,
profession
, etc.
●
In Film, Television & Theater:
Ellipsis of
dress
rehearsal.
●
In Clothing:
Apparel or
clothing
, especially when
appropriate
for a particular
occasion
,
profession
, etc.
●
The
act
of
putting on
clothes
, especially
fashionable
ones
, or for a particular (especially
formal
) occasion.
●
The
external
covering
of an
animal
(
for example
, the
feathers
of a
bird
) or an object.
●
The
appearance
of an
object
after it has
undergone
some process or treatment to
fit
or
prepare
it for use; finish.
●
The
external
appearance
of something, especially if
intended
to give
a positive
impression
;
garb
, guise.
●
The system of
furrows
on the face of
a millstone.
●
The
act
of
applying
a
dressing
to or otherwise
treating
a
wound
; also, the
dressing
so applied.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Attire
Don
Clothe
Bandage
Array
Enrobe
Equip
Frock
Invest
Get Dressed
Antonyms
Strip
Undress
Disrobe
Related
Gown
Outfit
Costume
Blouse
Wear
Clothing
Clothes
Sweater
Garment
Shirt
Bikini
Suit
Robe
Scarf
Skirt
Jacket
Style
Accessorize
Corset
Outfits
Behave
Shirts
Hairstyle
Dance
Kimono
Garments
Fashion
Wardrobe
Uniform
Bodysuit
Leotard
Underwear
Gowns
Look
Greet
Lingerie
Pants
Saree
Hang
Costumes
Eat
Speak
Act
Cloth
Talk
Coat
Sleep
Necklace
Cook
Trousers
Kurta
Shoes
Walk
Crop Top
Pencil Skirt
Wedding Gown
Ball Gown
Tank Top
Bathing Suit
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Rhymes
Css
Ess
Cbs
Wes
Yes
Mbbs
Mess
Ness
Cess
Hess
Less
Desu
Bess
Jess
Ness
Tess
Jess
Fess
Guess
Press
Tress
Cress
Oocss
Chess
Bless
Dress
Unless
Totnes
Duress
Assess
Excess
Caress
Stress
Possess
Success
Profess
Express
Repress
Confess
Digress
Impress
Success
Oppress
Undress
Depress
Barches
Regress
Process
Address
Redress
Aggress
Distress
Compress
Suppress
Foulness
Tristesse
Luminesce
Fluoresce
Defervesce
New Zealandress
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