Dictionary Entry
dress
dress is a 5-letter English word with 34 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 6 · 34 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.
- 2transitive verb
To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks.
- 3transitive verb
To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.
- 4transitive verb
To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them.
- 5transitive verb
To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.
- 6transitive verb
To put in proper condition by appareling, as the body; to put clothes upon; to apparel; to invest with garments or rich decorations; to clothe; to deck.
- 7transitive verb
To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
- 8intransitive verb
To arrange one's self in due position in a line of soldiers; -- the word of command to form alignment in ranks; as, Right, dress!
- 9intransitive verb
To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly.
- 10noun
That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel.
- 11noun
A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.
- 12noun
Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.
- 13noun
The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
- 14noun
clothing in general
"she was refined in her choice of apparel"
"he always bought his clothes at the same store"
- 15noun
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
"formal attire"
"battle dress"
- 16noun
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
Synonyms
- 17verb
arrange attractively
"dress my hair for the wedding"
- 18verb
dress or groom with elaborate care
"She likes to dress when going to the opera"
- 19verb
dress in a certain manner
"She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"
"he dressed up in a suit and tie"
- 20verb
give a neat appearance to
"groom the dogs"
"dress the horses"
- 21verb
put on clothes
"we had to dress quickly"
"dress the patient"
- 22verb
provide with clothes or put clothes on
"Parents must feed and dress their child"
- 23verb
apply a bandage or medication to
"dress the victim's wounds"
- 24verb
convert into leather
"dress the tanned skins"
- 25verb
kill and prepare for market or consumption
"dress a turkey"
- 26verb
cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
- 27verb
put a finish on
"dress the surface smooth"
- 28verb
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
"dress the plants in the garden"
- 29verb
put a dressing on
"dress the salads"
- 30verb
provide with decoration
"dress the windows"
Synonyms
- 31verb
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- 32verb
arrange in ranks
"dress troops"
- 33adjective
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
"a dress dinner"
"a full-dress ceremony"
- 34adjective
suitable for formal occasions
"formal wear"
"a full-dress uniform"
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