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  • 41dress — /dres/, n., adj., v., dressed or drest, dressing. n. 1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 2. clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 3. formal attire. 4. a particular… …

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  • 42dress — dress1 W2S2 [dres] n 1.) a piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl that covers the top of her body and part or all of her legs →↑skirt ▪ Sheila wore a long red dress. ▪ a summer dress 2.) [U] clothes for men or women of a particular type or for …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43dress — 1 /dres/ noun 1 (C) a piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl that covers her body from her shoulder to somewhere on her leg: Sheila wore a long red dress. compare skirt 1 (1) 2 (U) the way someone dresses: His dress is always very formal. 3… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 44dress — dress1 [ dres ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to put on clothes. This verb is common in writing, but when you are speaking it is more usual to say that you get dressed: It only took her ten minutes to shower and dress. a ) transitive to put clothes… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 45dress — verb 1》 put on one s clothes.     ↘put clothes on (someone).     ↘wear clothes in a particular way or of a particular type: she dresses well.     ↘put on clothes appropriate for a formal occasion.     ↘(dress up) dress in smart clothes or in a… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 46dress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. clothe, attire, array; scold, reprove, berate, whip; adorn, garnish, decorate; align, equalize; prepare, bandage. See clothing, disapprobation, ornament, remedy. n. clothing, costume, vesture, garb,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 47dress */*/*/ — I UK [dres] / US verb Word forms dress : present tense I/you/we/they dress he/she/it dresses present participle dressing past tense dressed past participle dressed 1) [intransitive] to put on clothes. This verb is common in writing, but when you… …

    English dictionary

  • 48dress — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. clothe; array (dressed in rags; dressed her quickly). b intr. wear clothes of a specified kind or in a specified way (dresses well). 2 intr. a put on clothes. b put on formal or evening clothes, esp. for dinner. 3 tr. decorate… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 49dress — [[t]dre̱s[/t]] ♦♦ dresses, dressing, dressed 1) N COUNT A dress is a piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl. It covers her body and part of her legs. She was wearing a black dress. 2) N UNCOUNT You can refer to clothes worn by men or women as… …

    English dictionary

  • 50dress up — verb 1. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive (Freq. 5) She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera The young girls were all fancied up for the party • Syn: ↑overdress, ↑fig out, ↑fig up, ↑deck up, ↑ …

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