dress
dress
drɛs
dres
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "dress"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ•, āĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϏ

a piece of clothing worn by girls and women that is made in one piece and covers the body down to the legs but has no separate part for each leg
dress definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I need you to help me find a dress that matches my new shoes.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āϜ⧁āϤ⧋ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϏ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻĻāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ•, āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ

clothing in general
dress definition and meaning
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āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ•, āĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϏ

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
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āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to put clothes on oneself
Intransitive
to dress definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before heading out, they took the time to dress in layers for the changing weather.
āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύāĻļā§€āϞ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻžāύ⧋

to put clothes on another person
Transitive: to dress sb | to dress sb in sth
to dress definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She enjoys dressing her younger sister in cute outfits for family gatherings.
āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻŦā§‹āύāϕ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻŸā§āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž, āĻ•ā§āώāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to clean the wound properly and apply bandages in order to promote healing and to protect it from further harm
Transitive: to dress a wound
to dress definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the accident, the paramedic quickly dressed the cyclist's abrasions to prevent infection and reduce the risk of scarring.
āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āϘāϟāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻĄāĻŋāĻ• āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϏāĻžāχāϕ⧇āϞ āϚāĻžāϞāϕ⧇āϰ āϘāĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻžāϗ⧇āϰ āĻā§āρāĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to groom or prepare hair in a particular manner
Transitive: to dress someone's hair
to dress definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She prefers to dress her hair in loose waves, giving it a natural and effortless look.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϚ⧁āϞāϕ⧇ āφāϞāĻ—āĻž āĻĸ⧇āωāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻšāϜ āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āĻŽāϏāϞāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to add seasonings, sauces, or other toppings to enhance the flavor or appearance of food
Transitive: to dress food with toppings
to dress definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After grilling the steak, he dressed it with a knob of herb butter to add richness and flavor.
āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻ• āĻ—ā§āϰāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§ƒāĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ• āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāϏāϞāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to clean, prepare, and sometimes season poultry, shellfish, or other food items for cooking or consumption
Transitive: to dress food items
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before cooking the shrimp, she dressed them by removing the shells and deveining them.
āϚāĻŋāĻ‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇, āϏ⧇ āĻ–ā§‹āϏāĻž āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ, āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to arrange, organize, or decorate a display of goods in a shop or shop window
Transitive: to dress a shop or shop window
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The florist dressed the shop window with vibrant arrangements of fresh blooms to entice customers.
āĻĢ⧁āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āϤāĻž āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āĻĢ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to apply fertilizers, pesticides, or other substances to soil or crops to improve growth, health, or appearance
Transitive: to dress soil or crops with a substance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before planting, the gardener dressed the garden beds with a layer of mulch.
āϰ⧋āĻĒāϪ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇, āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ›āĻžāύāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĸ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to embellish or adorn something to enhance its appearance or make it more attractive
Transitive: to dress sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The interior designer dressed the living room with plush cushions and colorful throw rugs.
āχāĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāϰ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύāĻžāϰ āύāϰāĻŽ āϕ⧁āĻļāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϰāĻ™āĻŋāύ āĻĨā§āϰ⧋ āϰāĻžāĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ‚ āϰ⧁āĻŽāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to prepare the surface of a material, typically lumber or stone, by smoothing, leveling, or shaping it
Transitive: to dress surface of a material
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before installing the countertops, the stonemason dressed the granite slabs by grinding and polishing them.
āĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰāϟāĻĒ āχāύāĻ¸ā§āϟāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇, āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāύāĻžāχāϟ āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāώ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to arrange soldiers in a precise and orderly manner for inspection, parade, or other ceremonial purposes
Transitive: to dress lines of soldiers
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the general inspected the troops, he observed the soldiers ' ability to dress their lines with precision.
āĻœā§‡āύāĻžāϰ⧇āϞ āϏ⧈āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏ⧈āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ•, āϏāĻžāϜāĻ—ā§‹āϜ

(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
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āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ, āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ•

suitable for formal occasions

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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