dress

dress
n
1. frock, gown, robe; outfit, suit, ensemble, costume, Inf. getup.
2. clothing, clothes, apparel, wearing apparel, garb, attire; raiment, vestments, habit, habiliments, Inf. gear, Inf. toggery, Inf. togs, Inf. duds, Sl. threads, Sl. rags; wardrobe, array, accouterment; livery, uniform.
3. formal attire, formal wear, formals, elegant attire, dress clothes; evening wear, evening dress, evening clothes; evening gown, dinner gown or dress; full dress; tuxedo, Inf. tux, black tie, white tie and tails, Inf. tails, Sl. monkey suit, Sl. soup and fish; finery, best clothes, best bib and tucker, Inf.Sunday clothes, Inf.Sunday best, Inf.Sunday-go-to-meetings, Sl. glad rags, Sl. heavy threads.
4. cover, covering, outer covering; skin, outer skin or layer; plumage, feathers; coat; pelt, hide.
5. appearance, guise, aspect, look; outfit, trappings, Inf. getup, Inf. rig, Inf. turnout; costume, habit, masquerade, disguise.
v
6. clothe, vest, garb, attire, apparel, habit, Sl. dude up; robe, gown, drape; outfit, fit out, fit up, fit, accouter, turn out, gear; don, put on, slip on, slip into.
7. array, bedizen, deck, deck out, bedeck, trap, trap out, caparison; beautify, prettify, fix up, prink, Inf. titivate, Inf. spruce up, Inf. doll up, Inf. gussy up, Sl. trick up, Sl. dude up, Sl. swank up, Sl. fig out.
8. adorn, ornament, decorate, trim, garnish, furbish, Archaic. dight, Archaic. ouch; spangle, bespangle, stud, bestud, beset; emblazon, blazon, illuminate, bedaub; gild, varnish, trick out.
9. prepare, Inf. prep, ready, get or make ready, Inf. fix.
10. cultivate, till, till the soil, work, work the land; plow, spade; fertilize, manure.
11. comb, comb out, comb out and do up, do up, card; groom, preen, plume.
12. bandage, poultice, plaster, dress [s.o.'s] wounds; splint, strap; treat, doctor, minister to, care for.
13. align, line up, bring into line; straighten, straighten out, adjust, put into order.
14. dress down
Informal. reprimand, scold, berate. See reprimand.

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