dressnoun
uk/dres/us/dres/A1 [ C ] a piece of clothing for women or girls that covers the top half of the body and hangs down over the legs:
B2 [ U ] used, especially in combination, to refer to clothes of a particular type, especially those worn in particular situations:
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- She was wearing exactly the same dress as I was.
- She was wearing a black and white spotted dress.
- Her wardrobe was crammed full of dresses.
- He's designed dresses for many celebrities, most famously the Queen.
- The little pageboys were dressed in kilts and the bridesmaids in pink dresses.
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Dresses, suits & gowns
- abaya
- ballgown
- black tie
- burka
- burkini
- jilbab
- jumpsuit
- kaftan
- kimono
- lounge suit
- pinstripe
- robe
- safari suit
- salwar kameez
- sari
- toga
- trouser suit
- tunic
- two-piece
- wrap
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dressverb
uk/dres/us/dres/dress verb (PUT ON CLOTHES)
A2 [ I or T ] to put clothes on yourself or someone else, especially a child:
B1 [ I + adv/prep ] to wear a particular type of clothes:
to put on formal clothes for a meal:
More examples
- She often dresses in black .
- "People round here dress so badly - except you, Justin, " she hastened to add.
- It's an outdoor party, so dress informally.
- Ben gets a lot of criticism from his parents about the way he dresses.
- She dresses beautifully, don't you think?
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Putting clothes on
- arrayed
- bundle
- bundle (sb) up
- doll
- doll yourself up
- dolled up
- fitting
- fling
- fling sth on/off
- get yourself/sb up
- glam
- glam (yourself) up
- put
- rig
- rig sb out
- slip
- slip into sth
- throw
- throw sth on
- try sth on
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dress verb (PREPARE FOOD)
[ T ] to add a liquid, especially a mixture of oil and vinegar, to a salad for extra flavour:
[ T ] to prepare meat, chicken, fish, or crab so it can be eaten:
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Preparing food
- butter
- can't boil an egg idiom
- caramelize
- carve
- clarified
- cube
- fold
- knead
- leaven
- liquidize
- malt
- marinade
- prep
- salt
- slow food
- spice
- stuffed
- sweeten
- thicken
- thin
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dress verb (TREAT INJURY)
[ T ] to treat an injury by cleaning it and putting medicine or a covering on it to protect it:
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Medical dressings, supports & devices
- auditory brainstem implant
- Band-Aid
- bandage
- biventricular pacemaker
- calipers
- cochlear implant
- cotton ball
- cotton wool ball
- earplug
- Elastoplast
- hearing aid
- ice pack
- lint
- liposome
- oxygen tank
- plaster cast
- poultice
- truss
- walker
- Zimmer frame
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dress verb (SHOP WINDOW)
[ T ] to decorate a shop window, usually with an arrangement of goods:
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Decorating or making something attractive
- accessorize
- adorn
- adornment
- beautify
- bedeck
- edged
- embellish
- festoon
- flock
- garland
- glam
- ornament
- ornamentation
- ornate
- pimp
- prettify
- titivate
- twiddly
- window dressing
- zhuzh
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Phrasal verb(s)
dressadjective [ before noun ]
uk/dres/us/dres/used to refer to men's suits, shirts, or other clothes of the type that are worn at formal occasions:
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Style & appearance of clothes
- backless
- baggy
- bespoke
- black tie
- bootcut
- half-sleeve
- hang
- ill-fitting
- knitted
- low-cut
- preppy
- ruck
- S, s
- scantily
- scoop-neck
- sequin
- skintight
- tweedy
- white-tie
- wraparound
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