dress

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"Oop, Katie's got the low cut dress on today!

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Quick take

a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dress gathered in one view.

noun

a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

noun

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"

noun

clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dress.

noun

a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

noun

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"

noun

clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"

verb

put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"

verb

provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"

verb

put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth"

verb

dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"

verb

dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"

verb

kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"

verb

arrange in ranks; "dress troops"

verb

decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

verb

provide with decoration; "dress the windows"

verb

put a dressing on; "dress the salads"

verb

cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

See also: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, prune

verb

cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width

verb

convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins"

verb

apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds"

verb

give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"

verb

arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"

See also: arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure

adjective

suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes"

adjective

(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony"

Example sentences

"Oop, Katie's got the low cut dress on today!

Maybe he has a fat mother, or erectile dysfunction, or shitty dress sense.

I think my own thoughts on Biz's view of IT crystalized when I witnessed a conversation between a tech and a manager about dress code.

If I dress in a frumpy or slightly less feminine style, instead of my normal stylish heels and a skirt suit, I get a different reaction.

I, of course, am not suicidal in any remote way nor do I like to dress so. When I read in the press about Gareth Williams, women's clothes, and a wig, it all fits the usual scenario.

"* The latino coworker is then told "I would have gotten you one too but they didnt have wetback to english"* The author, who is black, is then told "Hey hes dressed like Run DMC, does he know how to rap?

I don't dress up, play fantazy card games, go to cosplays, read comics, etc. I'm an engineering student, i get drunk in the weekends, I code in .NET and Python, I love coffee, wine, cars, motorcycles, etc.

I'm quite certain Felix Salmon understands everything you mentioned, but apparently since he didn't dress the issue in the way you simplify it, it means he doesn't understand the situation.

There are many reasons that a human might dress a particular way, but by characterizing it as a gender-based, "she wore that to make me do this" kind of transaction you have incorrectly emphasized a single way.

Consider that while half the Senior Developers of the world can't program their way out of a FizzBuzz test, and half the world can't even read at all, everyone can look at someone's dress and decide if it's fashionable for their demographic.

This is precisely the kind of trial that doesn't require expert thinking because most of what is up for debate is whether Samsung willfully attempted to fool customers into thinking that their products were just like an iPhone by copying the trade dress.