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51dress — /drɛs / (say dres) noun 1. a one piece outer garment worn by women and girls, comprising a skirt and bodice, with or without sleeves. 2. clothing; apparel; garb. 3. fine clothes; formal costume: full dress. 4. outer covering, as the plumage of… …
52dress — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French drescer, dresser to direct, put right, Vulgar Latin *directiare, from Latin directus direct, past participle of dirigere to direct, from dis + regere to lead straight more at right Date: 14th… …
53dress — [[t]drɛs[/t]] n. 1) clo an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt cut or sewn as one piece 2) clo clothing; apparel; garb 3) clo formal attire 4) a particular form of appearance; guise 5) zool. outer covering, as the… …
54dress — 1. verb 1) he dressed quickly Syn: put on clothes, clothe oneself, get dressed 2) she was dressed in a suit Syn: clothe, attire, garb, deck out, trick out, costume, array, robe; informal get up …
55dress — Synonyms and related words: Mother Hubbard, accouter, adorn, anoint, apparel, appoint, arm, armory, arrange, array, attire, backset, badge, badge of office, badges, ballet skirt, bandage, bathe, baton, bawl out, beautify, bedeck, bedizen,… …
56dress*/*/*/ — [dres] verb I 1) [I] to put clothes on yourself or on someone else It only took her ten minutes to shower and dress.[/ex] 2) [I] to wear clothes of a particular type He tends to dress in dark colours.[/ex] The nurses dressed as clowns for… …
57dress — n 1. frock, gown, robe; outfit, suit, ensemble, costume, Inf. getup. 2. clothing, clothes, apparel, wearing apparel, garb, attire; raiment, vestments, habit, habiliments, Inf. gear, Inf. toggery, Inf. togs, Inf. duds, Sl. threads, Sl. rags;… …
58dress up — verb a) To wear fancy dress. Everyone dressed up for the graduation ball. b) To wear a costume. I want a job where I dont have to dress up. Ant: dress down …
59Dress (song) — Dress Single by PJ Harvey from the album Dry Released 1991 …
60dress someone down — If you dress someone down, you scold them …
