dress
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(verb) of hair |
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Synonyms: arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, set |
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Related Words: bob, groom, neaten, wave |
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(verb) dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion" |
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Related Words: dress, get dressed |
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(verb) of dogs and horses |
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Synonyms: curry, groom |
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Related Words: beautify, embellish, prettify |
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(verb) put on clothes |
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Synonyms: get dressed |
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Related Words: assume, attire, bundle up, change, change, cross-dress, dandify, deck out, deck up, don, dress, dress down, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get into, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, put on, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, underdress, wear |
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Antonyms: undress |
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(verb) provide with clothes or put clothes on |
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Synonyms: apparel, clothe, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog |
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Related Words: change state, coat, corset, costume, cover, frock, gown, habit, jacket, overclothe, overdress, prim, prim out, prim up, provide with shoes, robe, shirt, shoe, turn, uniform, vest, vesture, wrap up |
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Antonyms: undress |
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(verb) apply a bandage or medication to, as of wounds and injuries |
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Related Words: bandage, care for, plaster, poultice, treat |
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(verb) convert into leather, of tanned skins |
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Related Words: change over, convert |
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(verb) kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey" |
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Synonyms: dress out |
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Related Words: prepare |
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(verb) put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth" |
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Related Words: finish |
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(verb) put a dressing on, as of salads |
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Related Words: apply, put on |
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(satellite adjective) (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony" |
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Synonyms: full-dress |
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(verb) provide with decoration, as of windows |
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Synonyms: decorate |
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Related Words: arrange, set up |
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(verb) dress ranks; of troops |
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Synonyms: line up |
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Related Words: position |
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(verb) dress ranks; of troops |
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(noun) a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice |
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Synonyms: frock |
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Related Words: Mother Hubbard, caftan, chemise, coatdress, cocktail dress, dirndl, garment, gown, jumper, kaftan, kirtle, morning dress, muumuu, pinafore, pinny, polonaise, sack, saree, sari, sheath, shift, shirtdress |
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(satellite adjective) suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes" |
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Synonyms: full-dress |
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(verb) decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods |
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Synonyms: garnish, trim |
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Related Words: adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament |
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(noun) dress of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion |
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Synonyms: attire, garb |
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Related Words: Sunday best, apparel, clothes, clothing, costume, disguise, ecclesiastical attire, ecclesiastical robe, evening clothes, evening dress, eveningwear, formalwear, getup, habit, morning dress, outfit, rig, vesture, wear, wearing apparel |
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(verb) dress or groom with elaborate care |
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Synonyms: plume, preen, primp |
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Related Words: attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up |
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(verb) cut back the growth of, of bushes and trees |
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Synonyms: clip, crop, cut back, lop, prune, snip, trim |
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Related Words: disbud, pinch, poll, pollard, shear, thin out, top |
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