Definition of Dress

Verb: dress dres

Put on clothes
"dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"; "we had to dress quickly";
- get dressed
Provide with clothes or put clothes on
"Parents must feed and dress their child";
- clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment [archaic], tog, garment, habilitate [archaic], fit out, apparel
Put a finish on
"dress the surface smooth"
Wear clothes in a certain manner or of a certain style
"She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie";
- dress up
Dress or groom with elaborate care
"She likes to dress when going to the opera";
- preen, primp, plume
Kill and prepare for market or consumption
"dress a turkey";
- dress out
Arrange in ranks
"dress troops";
- line up
Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- trim, garnish
Provide with decoration
"dress the windows";
- decorate
(cooking) put a dressing on
"dress the salads"
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
"dress the plants in the garden";
- snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, prune, cut back
Cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
Convert into leather
"dress the tanned skins"
(medicine) apply a bandage or medication to
"dress the victim's wounds"
Give a neat appearance to
"dress the horses";
- groom, curry
Style or arrange hair attractively
"dress my hair for the wedding";
- arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure

Noun: dress dres

A one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
- frock
Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
"battle dress";
- attire, garb
Clothing in general
"fastidious about his dress";
- apparel, wearing apparel, clothes

Adjective: dress dres

Suitable for formal occasions
"a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes";
- full-dress
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
"a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony";
- full-dress