Dictionary entry details
• DRESS (noun)
Meaning:
A one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dress; frock
Hypernyms ("dress" is a kind of...):
woman's clothing (clothing that is designed for women to wear)
Meronyms (parts of "dress"):
bodice (part of a dress above the waist)
neckline (the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck)
slide fastener; zip; zip fastener; zipper (a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab)
hemline (the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dress"):
Mother Hubbard; muumuu (a woman's loose unbelted dress)
polonaise (a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt)
saree; sari (a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body)
shirtdress (a dress that is tailored like a shirt and has buttons all the way down the front)
strapless (a woman's garment that exposes the shoulders and has no shoulder straps)
sundress (a light loose sleeveless summer dress with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps that expose the arms and shoulders)
morning dress (a woman's informal dress for housework)
kirtle (a long dress worn by women)
jumper; pinafore; pinny (a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing)
gown (a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions)
dirndl (a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt)
cocktail dress; sheath (a dress suitable for formal occasions)
coatdress (a dress that is tailored like a coat and buttons up the front)
chemise; sack; shift (a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist)
caftan; kaftan (a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East)
Meaning:
Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
garb; attire; dress
Context examples:
formal attire / battle dress
Hypernyms ("dress" is a kind of...):
article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dress"):
activewear; athletic wear; sportswear (attire worn for sport or for casual wear)
getup; outfit; rig; turnout (a set of clothing (with accessories))
morning dress (formal attire for men during the daytime)
false hair; hairpiece; postiche (a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment)
habit (a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order))
evening clothes; evening dress; eveningwear; formalwear (attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening)
finery (elaborate or showy attire and accessories)
ecclesiastical attire; ecclesiastical robe (attire that is appropriate to wear in a church)
ao dai (the traditional dress of Vietnamese women consisting of a tunic with long sleeves and panels front and back; the tunic is worn over trousers)
costume (the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball)
costume (the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class)
costume (unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place)
costume (the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments))
disguise (any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity)
Meaning:
Clothing in general
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
apparel; clothes; wearing apparel; dress
Context examples:
she was refined in her choice of apparel / he always bought his clothes at the same store / fastidious about his dress
Hypernyms ("dress" is a kind of...):
article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dress"):
workwear (heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work)
• DRESS (adjective)
Meaning:
Suitable for formal occasions
Synonyms:
dress; full-dress
Context examples:
formal wear / a full-dress uniform / dress shoes
Similar:
formal (being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress))
Meaning:
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
Synonyms:
dress; full-dress
Context examples:
a dress dinner / a full-dress ceremony
Similar:
formal (being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress))
• DRESS (verb)
Meaning:
Put on clothes
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
get dressed; dress
Context examples:
we had to dress quickly / dress the patient / Can the child dress by herself?
Hypernyms (to "dress" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dress"):
change (change clothes; put on different clothes)
dandify (dress like a dandy)
cross-dress (dress in the clothes of the other sex)
assume; don; get into; put on; wear (put clothing on one's body)
bundle up (dress warmly)
prink (dress very carefully and in a finicky manner)
dress down; underdress (put on clothes that make a careless or ill-dressed impression)
dress; dress up (dress in a certain manner)
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 (put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence examples:
They dress
They dress themselves
Antonym:
undress (get undressed)
Also:
dress down (put on clothes that make a careless or ill-dressed impression)
dress up (put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive)
Meaning:
Provide with clothes or put clothes on
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
apparel; clothe; tog; enclothe; raiment; garb; garment; habilitate; fit out; dress
Context example:
Parents must feed and dress their child
Hypernyms (to "dress" is one way to...):
change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dress"):
corset (dress with a corset)
shoe (furnish with shoes)
coat (cover or provide with a coat)
costume; dress up (dress in a costume)
robe; vest (clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes)
gown (dress in a gown)
overclothe; overdress (dress excessively)
vesture (provide or cover with a cloak)
prim; prim out; prim up (dress primly)
cover; wrap up (clothe, as if for protection from the elements)
jacket (put a jacket on)
frock (put a frock on)
shirt (put a shirt on)
habit (put a habit on)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Antonym:
undress (get undressed)
Meaning:
Put a finish on
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
dress the surface smooth
Hypernyms (to "dress" is one way to...):
finish (provide with a finish)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Dress in a certain manner
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
dress; dress up
Context examples:
She dresses in the latest Paris fashion / he dressed up in a suit and tie
Hypernyms (to "dress" is one way to...):
dress; get dressed (put on clothes)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dress"):
vest (clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Dress or groom with elaborate care
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
primp; preen; dress; plume
Context example:
She likes to dress when going to the opera
Hypernyms (to "dress" is one way to...):
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 (put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Kill and prepare for market or consumption
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
dress out; dress
Context example:
dress a turkey
Hypernyms (to "dress" is one way to...):
cook; fix; make; prepare; ready (prepare for eating by applying heat)
"Dress" entails doing...:
kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Arrange in ranks
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
line up; dress
Context example:
dress troops
Hypernyms (to "dress" is one way to...):
position (cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
garnish; trim; dress
Hypernyms (to "dress" is one way to...):
adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs dress the vegetables
Meaning:
Provide with decoration
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
decorate; dress
Context example:
dress the windows
Hypernyms (to "dress" is one way to...):
arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Put a dressing on
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
dress the salads
Hypernyms (to "dress" is one way to...):
apply; put on (apply to a surface)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs dress the vegetables
Meaning:
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
prune; snip; lop; cut back; clip; crop; trim; dress
Context example:
dress the plants in the garden
Hypernyms (to "dress" is one way to...):
thin out (make sparse)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dress"):
shear (cut with shears)
poll; pollard (convert into a pollard)
pinch; top (cut the top off)
disbud (thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "dress" is one way to...):
pare; trim (remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Convert into leather
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
dress the tanned skins
Hypernyms (to "dress" is one way to...):
change over; convert (change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Apply a bandage or medication to
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
dress the victim's wounds
Hypernyms (to "dress" is one way to...):
care for; treat (provide treatment for)
Domain category:
medicine; practice of medicine (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dress"):
plaster; poultice (dress by covering with a therapeutic substance)
bandage (dress by covering or binding)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Did he dress his foot?
Meaning:
Give a neat appearance to
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
groom; curry; dress
Context examples:
groom the dogs / dress the horses
Hypernyms (to "dress" is one way to...):
beautify; embellish; fancify; prettify (make more beautiful)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They dress the animals
Meaning:
Arrange attractively
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
coiffure; coiffe; coif; arrange; do; dress; set
Context example:
dress my hair for the wedding
Hypernyms (to "dress" is one way to...):
groom; neaten (care for one's external appearance)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dress"):
wave (set waves in)
bob (cut hair in the style of a bob)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They dress their hair
