Synonyms: apparel, dress, clothes, wearing apparel
Definition: clothing in general
Usage: she was refined in her choice of apparel; he always bought his clothes at the same store; fastidious about his dress
Similar words: clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, article of clothing, habiliment
Definition: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
Definition: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
Usage: formal attire; battle dress
Similar words: clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, article of clothing, habiliment
Definition: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
Definition: a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
Similar words: woman's clothing
Definition: clothing that is designed for women to wear
Synonyms: set, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, arrange
Definition: arrange attractively
Usage: dress my hair for the wedding
Definition: care for one's external appearance
Usage: He is always well-groomed
Synonyms: dress, preen, primp, plume
Definition: dress or groom with elaborate care
Usage: She likes to dress when going to the opera
Similar words: trick out, trick up, tog out, tog up, prink, rig out, dress up, deck out, deck up, attire, overdress, get up, gussy up, fig out, fig up, fancy up
Definition: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
Usage: She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera; The young girls were all fancied up for the party
Definition: dress in a certain manner
Usage: She dresses in the latest Paris fashion; he dressed up in a suit and tie
Similar words: get dressed, dress
Definition: put on clothes
Usage: we had to dress quickly; dress the patient; Can the child dress by herself?
Definition: give a neat appearance to
Usage: groom the dogs; dress the horses
Synonyms: get dressed, dress
Definition: put on clothes
Usage: we had to dress quickly; dress the patient; Can the child dress by herself?
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: apparel, clothe, fit out, garb, garment, enclothe, habilitate, raiment, tog, dress
Definition: provide with clothes or put clothes on
Usage: Parents must feed and dress their child
Similar words: turn, change state
Definition: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Usage: We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election
Synonyms: dress
Definition: apply a bandage or medication to
Usage: dress the victim's wounds
Similar words: treat, care for
Definition: provide treatment for
Usage: The doctor treated my broken leg; The nurses cared for the bomb victims; The patient must be treated right away or she will die; Treat the infection with antibiotics
Synonyms: dress
Definition: convert into leather
Usage: dress the tanned skins
Similar words: convert
Definition: change the nature, purpose, or function of something
Usage: convert lead into gold; convert hotels into jails; convert slaves to laborers
Definition: kill and prepare for market or consumption
Usage: dress a turkey
Similar words: ready, prepare, make, cook, fix
Definition: prepare for eating by applying heat
Usage: Cook me dinner, please; can you make me an omelette?; fix breakfast for the guests, please
Synonyms: dress
Definition: cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
Definition: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
Usage: pare one's fingernails; trim the photograph; trim lumber
Synonyms: dress
Definition: put a finish on
Usage: dress the surface smooth
Similar words: finish
Definition: provide with a finish
Usage: The carpenter finished the table beautifully; this shirt is not finished properly
Synonyms: snip, prune, trim, cut back, dress, crop, lop, clip
Definition: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
Usage: dress the plants in the garden
Synonyms: dress
Definition: put a dressing on
Usage: dress the salads
Definition: apply to a surface
Usage: She applied paint to the back of the house; Put on make-up!
Definition: provide with decoration
Usage: dress the windows
Similar words: set up, arrange
Definition: put into a proper or systematic order
Usage: arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order
Synonyms: dress, trim, garnish
Definition: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
Similar words: embellish, decorate, beautify, adorn, grace, ornament
Definition: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
Usage: Decorate the room for the party; beautify yourself for the special day
Definition: arrange in ranks
Usage: dress troops
Similar words: position
Definition: cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Synonyms: dress, full-dress
Definition: (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
Usage: a dress dinner; a full-dress ceremony
Similar words: formal
Definition: being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
Usage: pay one's formal respects; formal dress; a formal ball; the requirement was only formal and often ignored; a formal education
Synonyms: full-dress, dress
Definition: suitable for formal occasions
Usage: formal wear; a full-dress uniform; dress shoes
Similar words: formal
Definition: being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
Usage: pay one's formal respects; formal dress; a formal ball; the requirement was only formal and often ignored; a formal education