dress
adj 1: suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress
uniform"; "dress shoes" [syn: {full-dress}]
2: (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner";
"a full-dress ceremony" [syn: {full-dress}]
n 1: a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice [syn:
{frock}]
2: dress of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
[syn: {attire}, {garb}]
v 1: put on clothes [syn: {get dressed}] [ant: {undress}]
2: provide with clothes or put clothes on [syn: {clothe}, {enclothe},
{garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit
out}, {apparel}] [ant: {undress}]
3: put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth"
4: dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris
fashion"
5: dress or groom with elaborate care [syn: {preen}, {primp}, {plume}]
6: kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"
[syn: {dress out}]
7: dress ranks; of troops
8: dress ranks; of troops [syn: {line up}]
9: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
[syn: {trim}, {garnish}]
10: provide with decoration, as of windows [syn: {decorate}]
11: put a dressing on, as of salads
12: cut back the growth of, of bushes and trees [syn: {snip}, {clip},
{crop}, {trim}, {lop}, {prune}, {cut back}]
13: convert into leather, of tanned skins
14: apply a bandage or medication to, as of wounds and injuries
15: of dogs and horses [syn: {groom}, {curry}]
16: of hair [syn: {arrange}, {set}, {do}, {coif}, {coiffe}, {coiffure}]