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Textual thesaurus for "dress"

(adj) full-dress

(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes

a dress dinner; a full-dress ceremony


(adj) full-dress

suitable for formal occasions

formal wear; a full-dress uniform; dress shoes


(noun) apparel, clothes, wearing apparel

clothing in general

she was refined in her choice of apparel; he always bought his clothes at the same store; fastidious about his dress


(noun) attire, garb

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

formal attire; battle dress


(noun) frock

a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice


(verb) set, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, arrange

arrange attractively

dress my hair for the wedding


(verb) preen, primp, plume

dress or groom with elaborate care

She likes to dress when going to the opera


(verb) dress up

dress in a certain manner

She dresses in the latest Paris fashion; he dressed up in a suit and tie


(verb) curry, groom

give a neat appearance to

groom the dogs; dress the horses


(verb) get dressed

put on clothes

we had to dress quickly; dress the patient; Can the child dress by herself?


(verb) apparel, clothe, fit out, garb, garment, enclothe, habilitate, raiment, tog

provide with clothes or put clothes on

Parents must feed and dress their child


(verb) dress out

kill and prepare for market or consumption

dress a turkey


(verb) snip, prune, trim, cut back, crop, lop, clip

cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

dress the plants in the garden


(verb) decorate

provide with decoration

dress the windows


(verb) trim, garnish

decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods


(verb) line up

arrange in ranks

dress troops