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Meaning of dress
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dress
adj 1: suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-
dress uniform"; "dress shoes" [syn: {full-dress},
{dress}]
2: (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner";
"a full-dress ceremony" [syn: {dress}, {full-dress}]
n 1: a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice [syn:
{dress}, {frock}]
2: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion;
"formal attire"; "battle dress" [syn: {attire}, {garb},
{dress}]
3: clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of
apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store";
"fastidious about his dress" [syn: {apparel}, {wearing
apparel}, {dress}, {clothes}]
v 1: put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the
patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" [syn: {dress},
{get dressed}] [ant: {discase}, {disrobe}, {peel}, {strip},
{strip down}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {undress}]
2: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed
and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe},
{garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit out},
{apparel}] [ant: {discase}, {disrobe}, {peel}, {strip},
{strip down}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {undress}]
3: put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth"
4: dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris
fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie" [syn: {dress},
{dress up}]
5: dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when
going to the opera" [syn: {preen}, {primp}, {plume}, {dress}]
6: kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"
[syn: {dress}, {dress out}]
7: arrange in ranks; "dress troops" [syn: {dress}, {line up}]
8: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
[syn: {trim}, {garnish}, {dress}]
9: provide with decoration; "dress the windows" [syn: {dress},
{decorate}]
10: put a dressing on; "dress the salads"
11: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {trim},
{lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
12: cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
13: convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins"
14: apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's
wounds"
15: give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the
horses" [syn: {dress}, {groom}, {curry}]
16: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn:
{dress}, {arrange}, {set}, {do}, {coif}, {coiffe},
{coiffure}]
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