dress1 noundress2 verb
dressdress1 /dres/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Do you like my new dress?
- And for each of the 15 girls buying dresses, there is an escort in need of a tuxedo.
- Anita's dress, £180, Karen Boyd.
- Arrested for attending Quaker and Seeker meetings, he was excused by a judge who noted his fine dress.
- Her dress was sticking uncomfortably to her back and her palms were wet.
- Minna, as if she were proving some point, wore an old dress and had not bothered-to comb her hair properly.
- The first time I meet her, I wear an unflattering dress.
- Your spokesman will also need some advice on dress for television.
THESAURUS
noun [plural] things you wear to cover your body or keep you warm. Clothes is always plural: · I like your clothes!· Don’t throw your dirty clothes on the floor!· a clothes shop
noun [uncountable] used when talking in general about a type of clothes, or about making or selling clothes. Also used in the phrase a piece/item/article of clothing (=one of the things that someone wears): · You’ll need to take some warm clothing.· It is important to wear protective clothing at all times.· a clothing manufacturer· a clothing retailer· Police found a piece of clothing in the bushes.· I took a change of clothing with me.
noun [countable] formal one thing that you wear. Also used when talking about buying and selling clothes: · a long velvet garment· the garment industry· garment workers· garment factories
noun [uncountable] a particular style of clothes. Don’t use dress on its own: · Casual dress is not appropriate for an interview.· men in evening dress
noun [uncountable] used about types of clothes sold in a shop, in the following phrases. Don’t use wear on its own: · children’s wear· sports wear· casual wear
noun [uncountable] informal clothes for a particular sport or activity: · She was wearing her running gear.· Have you got all your gear?
noun [singular] all the clothes that you own, or all the clothes that you wear at a particular time of year: · Her wardrobe consisted mainly of smart clothes for work.· I will need a new summer wardrobe.· You could win a complete new wardrobe!
WORD SETSanorak, nounarm, nounascot, nounBabygro, nounbalaclava, nounbandanna, nounbaseball cap, nounbasque, nounbathing cap, nounbathing costume, nounbathing suit, nounbathing trunks, nounbathrobe, nounbath towel, nounbeachwear, nounbeading, nounbeanie, nounbearskin, nounbell-bottoms, nounbelt, nounbelted, adjectiveberet, nounbespoke, adjectivebib, nounbikini, nounblack-tie, adjectiveblazer, nounblouse, nounblue jeans, nounboa, nounbobble, nounbobble hat, nounbobby socks, nounbodice, nounbody, nounbody stocking, nounbody suit, nounboiler suit, nounbolero, nounbolo tie, nounbomber jacket, nounbonnet, nounboob tube, nounboot, nounbootee, nounbootlace, nounbottom, nounboxer shorts, nounbra, nounbraid, nounbrassiere, nounbreeches, nounbritches, nounbrogue, nounBurberry, business suit, nounbustle, nouncaftan, nouncagoule, nouncamiknickers, nouncamisole, nouncap, nouncape, nouncardigan, nouncare label, nouncarpet slipper, nouncassock, nouncast-offs, nouncasual, adjectivecat suit, nounchemise, nounchinos, nounchinstrap, nouncloak, nouncloche, nounclog, nouncloth cap, nouncoat, nouncoattails, nouncocked hat, nouncony, nouncoonskin, adjectivecope, nouncorset, nouncourt shoe, nouncouture, nouncowboy hat, nouncowl, nouncowl neck, nouncrew neck, nouncrinoline, nouncuff, nounculottes, nouncummerbund, nouncut, noundeck shoe, noundeerstalker, noundelicates, nounderby, noundicky, noundinner jacket, noundog collar, noundonkey jacket, noundouble-breasted, adjectivedoublet, noundrainpipe trousers, noundrawstring, noundress, noundressing gown, noundress shirt, noundress uniform, noundrip-dry, adjectivedry-clean, verbdry cleaner's, nounduffel coat, noundungarees, nounduster, nounearmuffs, nounelbow, nounensemble, nounespadrille, nounevening dress, nounfalsies, nounfashion, nounfashion show, nounfastener, nounfeather boa, nounfeathered, adjectivefez, nounfishnet stockings, nounfitting, nounfitting room, nounflannel, nounflannelette, nounflat, adjectiveflat cap, nounfleece, nounflip-flops, nounflipper, nounfloor-length, adjectiveflounce, nounflounced, adjectivefly, nounfootwear, nounformal, nounfox, nounfray, verbfrilly, adjectivefrock, nounfrock coat, nounfull, adjectivefull dress, nounfur, nounfuzz, noungabardine, noungaiter, noungaloshes, noungarment, noungarter, noungarter belt, noungather, verbgather, noungathering, noungauntlet, noungear, noungetup, noungirdle, nounglove, noungloved, adjectivegown, noungreatcoat, nounG-string, noungumboot, noungusset, noungym shoe, noungymslip, nounhaberdasher, nounhaberdashery, nounhalter, nounhand-me-down, nounhanger, nounhankie, nounhard-wearing, adjectivehat, nounhatpin, nounhatter, nounheadband, nounheaddress, nounheadscarf, nounhem, nounhem, verbhemline, nounhip pocket, nounhobnailed, adjectivehomburg, nounhooded, adjectivehook and eye, nounhose, nounhosiery, nounhot pants, nounhousecoat, nouninformal, adjectiveinsole, nouninstep, nouniron, nouniron, verbironing, nounjackboot, nounjacket, nounjammies, nounjeans, nounjerkin, nounjersey, nounJockey shorts, nounjockstrap, nounjodhpurs, nounjogging suit, nounjumper, nounjumpsuit, nounkaftan, nounkerchief, nounkhakis, nounkilt, nounkimono, nounknee breeches, nounknickerbockers, nounknickers, nounlace, nounlace-up, nounlapel, nounleg, nounleggings, nounleotard, nounlinen, nounloafer, nounloincloth, nounlong, adjectivelong johns, nounlounge suit, nounlow, adjectivelow-cut, adjectiveLycra, nounmac, nounmackintosh, nounmantle, nounmasquerade, nounmatinée jacket, nounmenswear, nounmilliner, nounmillinery, nounmini, nounminiskirt, nounmink, nounmitt, nounmitten, nounmob cap, nounmoccasin, nounmoleskin, nounmonogram, nounmoon boot, nounmorning coat, nounmorning dress, nounmorning suit, nounmourning, nounmuff, nounmuffler, nounmukluks, nounmule, nounmuu-muu, nounname-tape, nounnational costume, nounnational dress, nounneck, nounneckerchief, nounnecktie, nounnegligee, nounnightcap, nounnightclothes, nounnightdress, nounnightgown, nounnightie, nounnightshirt, nounnightwear, nounnon-iron, adjectiveoff-the-peg, adjectiveoilskin, nounone-piece, adjectiveopen, adjectiveopen-necked, adjectiveouterwear, nounoutfitter, nounoutsize, adjectiveoverall, nounovercoat, nounoverdressed, adjectiveovershoe, nounoxford, nounpadded, adjectivepanama hat, nounpanel, nounpantaloons, nounpanties, nounpants, nounpantyhose, nounparka, nounpatch, nounpatch, verbpatent leather, nounpeak, nounpencil skirt, nounpetticoat, nounpillbox, nounpinafore, nounpinny, nounpith helmet, nounpj's, nounplimsoll, nounplus fours, nounpolo neck, nounpolo shirt, nounponcho, nounpre-shrunk, adjectivepull-on, adjectivepullover, nounputtee, nounpyjamas, nounraglan, adjectiveraincoat, nounrainproof, adjectiveready-to-wear, adjectiveregalia, nounrevealing, adjectiverobe, nounrobed, adjectiverubber boot, nounruff, nounruffle, nounrun, verbrun, nounsable, nounsaddle shoe, nounsailor suit, nounsandal, nounsari, nounsarong, nounsartorial, adjectivesash, nounsatchel, nounscarf, nounschool tie, nounscoop neck, nounseamed, adjectiveseamless, adjectiveseparates, nounshawl, nounshell suit, nounshirt, nounshirtfront, nounshirt tail, nounshoe, nounshoehorn, nounshoelace, nounshoemaker, nounshoestring, nounshoulder, nounshoulder strap, nounshowerproof, adjectivesinglet, nounskin-tight, adjectiveskirt, nounskull cap, nounslicker, nounslingback, nounslip, nounslip-ons, nounslipper, nounsmock, nounsmoking jacket, nounsmuggling, nounsnap, nounsnappy, adjectivesneaker, nounsnowshoe, nounsnug, adjectivesock, nounsole, nounsole, verbsombrero, nounsou'wester, nounsox, nounsporran, nounsport coat, nounsport jacket, nounsports coat, nounsport shirt, nounsports jacket, nounsports shirt, nounsporty, adjectivestay, nounStetson, nounstiletto, nounstocking, nounstole, nounstone-washed, adjectivestraitjacket, nounstrip, nounstud, nounsuit, nounsundress, nounsun hat, nounsurplice, nounsuspender belt, nounsweatband, nounsweater, nounsweatpants, nounsweatshirt, nounsweat suit, nounswimming costume, nounswimming trunks, nounswimsuit, nounswimwear, nountailcoat, nountank top, nountee shirt, nounten-gallon hat, nounTerylene, nounthermal, adjectivethong, nounthree-piece suit, nountights, nountoga, nountop, nountopcoat, nountopee, nountop hat, nountopi, nountopper, nountracksuit, nountrain, nountrench coat, nountrilby, nountrousers, nountrouser suit, nounT-shirt, nountube top, nountuck, verbtuck, nountunic, nounturban, nounturtleneck, nountutu, nountuxedo, nountweed, nountwinset, nountwo-piece, adjectiveunderclothes, noununderdressed, adjectiveundergarment, noununderpants, nounundershirt, noununderwear, nounundies, noununiform, noununiformed, adjectiveunion suit, nounupper, nounveil, nounvelour, nounvelvet, nounvisor, nounvoluminous, adjectivewaist, nounwaistband, nounwaistcoat, nounwaistline, nounwardrobe, nounwashing, nounwaterproof, nounwear, nounwedding dress, nounwellie, nounwellington, nounwelly, nounwet-look, adjectivewet suit, nounwimple, nounwind breaker, nounwing collar, nounwingtip, nounwool, nounwoollen, adjectivewoollens, nounwoolly, adjectivewoolly, nounworsted, nounwrap, nounwrap-around, adjectivewrinkle, nounwristband, nounY-fronts, nounyoke, nounzoot suit, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + dress
a casually dressed young man The tobacco companies got a severe dressing-down. an invitation to a fancy-dress party Make sure that the children are dressed warmly.
· Have you chosen your wedding dress yet?
(=a formal dress to wear in the evening)· She arrived in a red evening dress.
(=a formal dress but not usually a long one)· She wore a little black cocktail dress.
· Ellie chose a green silk dress.
(=that goes down to your ankles)· Most of the women were wearing long dresses.
(=for parties)· I need a new party dress for Christmas.
· a cool blue summer dress
(=that does not have straps on your shoulders)· She was wearing a strapless cream dress and matching shoes.
(=without any sleeves)· She was photographed wearing a figure-hugging sleeveless dress.
dress + NOUN (=selling women’s dresses and other clothes)· It was an expensive dress shop.
(=someone whose job is designing women’s clothes)· She’s a former royal dress designer.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a casually dressed young man· The man was dressed in ordinary clothes.
(=rules about what you must wear)· Some of the more expensive clubs have a dress code.
· Egyptian cotton sheets are very expensive here.
(=for clothes for women)· Christian Lacroix was one of Paris's most flamboyant dress designers.
The tobacco companies got a severe dressing-down. (=formal clothes that people wear to social events in the evening)· a shop specializing in glamorous evening wear
an invitation to a fancy-dress party British English, a costume party American English (=one where people wear unusual clothes, for example so they look like someone from a story)· She went to the fancy dress party as Snow White.
· The little girls were wearing white party dresses.
(=an ability to choose clothes well)· Her dress sense was faultless.
Make sure that the children are dressed warmly. (=clean it and cover it with cloth)· The nurse dressed my wound.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· It was a beautiful dress, white seersucker dotted with small mauve flowers.· She had the most beautiful dresses.· The trouble was, she was fat, so the beautiful dress and the beautiful coat didn't really matter very much.· Jane saw Gabby quietly standing in a corner in a beautiful gray wool dress Francois Brac had designed for her.· Almost as beautiful as the dress you are wearing.· They had bought a paper pattern, and followed the instructions carefully; it would be the most beautiful dress ever seen.· Anne looked beautiful in a dress of white organdie with a wreath of orange blossom on her dark hair.· The slaves grew it and the children spun it and people like Miss Harker were wearing beautiful dresses.
· I settled on one of my favourites-a simple black dress.· She is wearing a black dress and pearls, and a stole is strewn on the front seat.· Biddy, in her neat little black dress, was busy serving food.· It was easier to keep up a black dress than a white one.· She was a blonde in a black dress, wearing a tiny hat with a visor of veil.· She was singing on a stage in back of the bar and was wearing a black dress.· The women wore severe black dresses or full-length black kimono.
· On one occasion they unearthed a blue taffeta ball dress with small bouquets of pink and cream brocade roses.· Tipper Gore will wear a Jennifer George blue wool dress and jacket set topped by a sapphire alpaca coat for day.· Mum wore a pretty blue dress and Dad was wearing his best suit.· I had heard him telling an old woman at the house that her blue dress suited her wonderfully.· She was wearing the blue and green dress and it suited her every bit as well Claudia had thought it would.· Dark-haired and dark-skinned, a pale blue dress and ivory sweater.· They closed protectively round Flora in their red, green and blue dresses.· She had tinted blond hair, large glasses, a blue dress cinched at the waist by a wide glossy belt.
· He scrapped segregated dining rooms and often walked around barefoot and in casual dress, eating bananas.· Some have actually instituted casual dress on snowy days so that workers can dress comfortably and warmly when the weather turns sour.· On reflection she believed it was something to do with the way she looked - her casual dress.· Californians are casual in dress, even at the opera or in the finest restaurants.· It turns out that casual dress had not erased that distinction.
· The woman wore a dark heavy dress with three-quarter-length sleeves.· She wore a dark green strapless dress with an enormous skirt.· She chose a dark green fitted dress - not quite in mourning, but a sombre colour to match her mood.· Her dark dress has a creamy collar and cuffs, daubed with salmon trim.· She took a step into the room and noticed a dark red dress on the sofa.· She sighed as she inspected her one good dark blue wool dress, its seat shiny with wear.· She was wearing the dark green woollen dress that showed off her still remarkable contours.· She wears a dark print dress with a black lace collar; her large hands rest on her lap.
· Archer was in full evening dress.· The closet was full of dresses.· The 2000-strong audience wore full evening dress.· There is a partial recreation of a dramatic battle scene, with life-size models in armour and full battle dress.· At ten o'clock Morton put on full evening dress, and took a cab to the Beresfords' mansion.· Perhaps this was his idea of full dress for a ceremonial occasion.· Against the walls sat row behind row of chiefs, in all the glory of full dress.· Busacher arrived first, looking grand and archaic in full evening dress, white tie and tails.
· And what she saw was a handsome dark-haired young man who sat laughing with a girl in a bright green dress.· She was wearing the blue and green dress and it suited her every bit as well Claudia had thought it would.· She was wearing a green print dress and a canvas hat with a sun visor.· He liked it then she wore her green dress, with the belt that had a brass buckle.· She wore a dark green strapless dress with an enormous skirt.· They closed protectively round Flora in their red, green and blue dresses.· I saw her sitting there, in her green tartan dress.
· Biddy, in her neat little black dress, was busy serving food.· Louise picked out a pretty little pink dress that nobody could possibly take exception to and so honour was satisfied.· And no, a little black cocktail dress will not do.· First, the little black dress: it's the only permissible way with black this winter.· The child was awash in the boiling water; her drenched little dress clung to her.· Just add a little black dress to show the necklace off to maximum effect.· The little black designer dress had been an impulse buy earlier in the year, and she'd never worn it.
· This dress reminds me of my first long dress.· Jill Franklin wore a long white cotton dress with small roses in its pattern.· Lady Thomson, Midge and Chris were wearing long dresses.· Then I saw her, standing in the orchard in her long white dress.· Obediently, Martha studied the image of a glassy-eyed young white woman in a long white dress and tiara.· In this light of evolutionary time, ecology can be seen as one long dress rehearsal.· Money was made by long runs of dresses successfully sold.· At every bus stop there were colourful clutches of women in long dresses with well-scrubbed children, bound for church.
· Of course, the statue was in modern dress.· Has to be modern dress obviously, and ideally an elderly character.
· Every evening I watched Eliza and Georgiana putting on their new dresses and going out to parties.· Mom grew up during the Depression, always doing without a new dress.· I've got to go now as it's time for me to get my new dresses fitted.· You know when a woman has a life change and puts on a new dress?· I wished for a new dress as I washed and ironed my old yellow home-made mini for the hundredth time.· She fell into another and tore her new red dress.· Maybe I could have a new dress.· She'd treated herself to the new dress, from the boutique recommended by Anneliese.
· When found, she was wearing a pink floral dress, lilac tights, a white cardigan and black patent leather shoes.· Something about the slave girl fascinated Heather as she took in the pink silk dress hugging the curves of her body.· I wore a sweet pink dress with dark pink roses patterning it.· Would Papa consent, in a few years' time, to his marrying the quiet young woman in the pink dress?· The baby, obviously a girl in a pale pink broderie anglaise dress, was beautiful.· She wore a pale pink dress that swirled around slender legs and her hair was caught back with a matching headband.· Louise picked out a pretty little pink dress that nobody could possibly take exception to and so honour was satisfied.· Benny was large and square, but she wouldn't look like that in the pink velvet dress.
· That's a very pretty dress you're wearing.· She told him to bring her a pretty dress and her best handkerchief.· She took particular care with her preparations and chose a light, pretty dress and sensational earrings.· Mum wore a pretty blue dress and Dad was wearing his best suit.· She thought this was the prettiest dancing dress she had ever seen.· Drowsily, achingly she allowed him to explore her flesh where it was revealed above the neckline of her pretty dress.· But I've walked past so many pretty dresses and little socks with lacy tops, I'd almost given up.· Louise picked out a pretty little pink dress that nobody could possibly take exception to and so honour was satisfied.
· She was wearing a tight red dress which showed off her shapely legs.· She slips on a bright red party dress and she becomes a fun teenager.· McDougal arrives in a faded red dress and good spirits.· Her red dress had not been made to walk in and had seen better days.· Finally, pleased with the results, I put on my petticoats, my camisole, and then my red plaid dress.· A woman was moving on stage, a woman wearing a red dress.· She wore sunglasses, and that thin red gingham dress he liked on her.
· She was wearing a short lilac dress and a pale cashmere jacket, beneath which the jet pendant glimmered in inky symbolism.· Women were wearing short dresses ending at their knees and hats that looked like overturned pots.· They keep their legs slightly apart so as not ro bruise the boils under their too short dresses and thin cotton underpants.· The arms say the light of day in a short sleeved dress and they are like the arms of a prize fighter.· Alter baptism, she cuts her hair short and dresses like a man.· Anna wore a short cream dress, from which her long legs emerged, seemingly, for ever.· She wore a short black dress and glass earrings.
· In the garden in her white dress, she knew she had done the wrong thing.· I would have helped you bathe and dress, I would have made you a white dress, silk or linen.· The white dress lay on the bed.· The white dresses, the long white gloves, the limos, the whole nine yards.· Nice? she wanted to scream, wanted to grab those scrawny arms in that cheap white dress and demand, Nice?· Obediently, Martha studied the image of a glassy-eyed young white woman in a long white dress and tiara.· The heat made her white dress stick to her.
· She was wearing her favourite yellow linen dress and pretty cream high-heeled shoes with Jim's pearls gleaming against her elegant neck.· The photo filled the cover, the photo of Cory Aquino in her yellow dress, Woman of the Year.· Her yellow dress, her hands searching her black hair.· He saw the figure in the yellow dress become smaller and smaller.· Nan wore the smart navy coat she had worn yesterday, but this time over a pale yellow wool dress.· Liza took a yellow cotton button-through dress out of her wardrobe.· She could not get the image of a yellow piqué dress crumpled on a white bed out of her mind.
NOUN· Northern Whites Cream chenille sweaters, warm oatmeal jackets and ivory cocktail dresses guide the way into winter.· And no, a little black cocktail dress will not do.· Ruth shifted uncomfortably in her azure crêpe de Chine cocktail dress.· Smart casual wear is quite in order for dinner time, but bring one cocktail dress for the Captain's cocktail party.· I have seen her before, in a cocktail dress at some one's party, or at an exhibition perhaps.
· It's a cool drinking venue, with a noir dress code observed by the arty crowd and staff.· Usually, there is something behind a dress code, some reasoning.· Instead of simplifying life, relaxed business dress codes have become an expensive and troublesome burden.· I have discovered a dress code among Labour party members.· I knew the language, the dress codes, what the leisure weekend activites were.· The dress code in the East Links clubhouse required only that entrants not wear spikes.· Most public schools already have dress codes.
· Ruth wore the pale lavender cotton dress which Mrs Carson had given her.· I settle on a simple cotton dress, black, and a pair of dangling earrings.· Jill Franklin wore a long white cotton dress with small roses in its pattern.· She was wearing a pale green cotton dress.· Maria was wearing a simple cotton dress and sandals.· With this criterion in mind she'd picked a neat black cotton dress, short-sleeved and V-necked.· The other girls are carrying purses and wearing seersucker and madras cotton blouses or printed cotton dresses and penny loafers.
· Ossie Clark, Sixties dress designer, 51.· She wants to be a dress designer.· I also had a meeting with the dress designer for the Palladium show.· Beginning at 11am, the discussion will be opened by well-known dress designer Joanne Ferguson.
· Archer was in full evening dress.· A man and woman in evening dress alighted from it.· The 2000-strong audience wore full evening dress.· Princess Margaret wore a pretty blue silk evening dress, and sat in the front row of the circle.· The first three rows of the stalls were filled with people in evening dress.· It is absolutely vital to the sales of a popular car, a hi-fi radio, a camera or an evening dress.· The Oistrakhs bow and scrape in evening dress, on Emi-tape.· Busacher arrived first, looking grand and archaic in full evening dress, white tie and tails.
· She slips on a bright red party dress and she becomes a fun teenager.· The sunlight glimmered off these blades and when the sea breeze swept through they rippled like sequins on a party dress.· She does a little pose, having worn a real party dress.· At the hospital George Cummings swung aside the ambulance door and pulled out a girl still in her white party dress.· Maire Carroll arrived wearing a proper party dress.· I can remember a party dress that I loved - a white one with bright, tiny flowers on and lace trimming.
· Zach put it on and when the jacket was done up it looked as if he was wearing a proper dress shirt.· He wears a suit and a dress shirt without a tie, along with a straw hat that is out of style.· For one thing, I forgot to turn off the iron and nearly burnt the Professor's dress shirt I was ironing.· He held up his arms to show the unfastened cuffs of his dress shirt sticking out from the sleeves of his jacket.· He wore a short-sleeved dress shirt with the collar open and his necktie at half-mast.· He threw my dress shirt over it so all was pale blue.· Every day Mones came to class in a short-sleeved dress shirt and shiny black tie-up shoes.
· Rituals and Cults Sessions at the make-up table, in dress shops, hairdressers and beauty parlours.· She was also determined to spend as much time in dress shops as she possibly could!· Part of the ground floor had become a dress shop.· She worked as an assistant in a dress shop and it was important that she looked smart.
· Lyddy interrupted her reverie with the cream silk dress laid across her arms like an offering.· Something about the slave girl fascinated Heather as she took in the pink silk dress hugging the curves of her body.· Lucy wore a petrol blue watered silk dress with matching velvet jacket and had hyacinth pips in her hair.· She was swathed in a red silk dress that fitted where it touched.· She walked into his rooms without knocking, wearing an emerald-green silk dress, no hat, and the Conway pearls.
· She was ready for Stephen promptly at eleven, wearing a summer dress of wild silk in a rich pink-peach colour.· The countryside had put on its summer dress, so many shades of green and everything fresh and clean.· Instead, I kissed her tenderly on the arm, just below the sleeve of her summer dress.· Men in shirtsleeves and women in summer dresses were strolling around the airport and ice-cream vendors were doing a brisk trade.· Her stomach rumbled with hunger and she was chilled in her light summer dress.· She felt the full skirt of her Summer dress being swept up to bare her silken thighs and round firm bottom.· Her pretty summer dress was soiled where she had knelt on the pavement.· One wore a tattered summer dress in pink spotted cotton with double flounces, the other a pinafore over a checked blouse.
· In spite of the heat, parties in full dress uniform were sent to scour the countryside.· My father attended in his dress uniform.
· Brides-to-be can also catch a glimpse of a specially commissioned wedding dress.· That night I was again subjected to the ordeal by wedding dress.· Inside, buried in acid-free tissue paper, was her wedding dress.· So will the new wedding dress.· He also designed Princess Margaret's wedding dress in 1960.· I've got this smart suit on and Marie's wearing this white wedding dress with all these frilly bits.
VERB· Why not buy a dress with this year's fashion colour!· Everybody seemed to have bought a new dress for the occasion, and she had hardly finished paying for her suit.· And for each of the 15 girls buying dresses, there is an escort in need of a tuxedo.· They reassured her that she looked beautiful, and she knew they had bought the dress for her.
· Every evening I watched Eliza and Georgiana putting on their new dresses and going out to parties.· When Sonya brought in the food, I noticed she had put on a new dress.· You put her dress and the necklace in the boiler room.· But he begged sick and I put on my dress and we walked into the corn holding hands.· All the same, most of them were splendid and she was glad she had put on a dress today.· You know when a woman has a life change and puts on a new dress?· Not only words, but ideas had to be put into other dress.· She was sorry she had to put on the dress she had been wearing yesterday.
· Zach put it on and when the jacket was done up it looked as if he was wearing a proper dress shirt.· I was wearing my black dress and moved among the trees like a living shadow.· She does a little pose, having worn a real party dress.· She was singing on a stage in back of the bar and was wearing a black dress.· Some of them wore dresses with bulky trainers showing at the bottom.· She is wearing a black dress and pearls, and a stole is strewn on the front seat.· She seemed to be wearing Anna's evening dress, long and black and trailing on the floor, winking with spangles.· She was wearing a green print dress and a canvas hat with a sun visor.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► full-length skirt/dress/coat etc► it bag/dress/shoes etc► maxi dress/skirt/coat► midi skirt/dress/coat► mutton dressed as lamb
- Everyone was in black because their best clothes were for funerals, and everyone danced.
- I washed them, then dressed them in their best clothes, but never new ones.
- She had her best shoes on, and a new hat.
- She had the best dress sense of any girl in Benedict's and a passion for altering the colour of her hair.
- The best car, the wittiest put-down, and the best dress.
- The first best clothes were only for Sunday and when visitors came.
- The princess arrayed herself in her best clothes and jewels.
- They would never let you in alone, even though you are wearing your best clothes.
- He would dress the part, even though he wore a cloak or hood.
- I had to admit he dressed the part.
- They dress the part and are convinced there's a market for them.
- She wore a dark green strapless dress with an enormous skirt.
- Susanna wore a black silk strapless dress.
- But one must be suitably dressed for a country visit and I had absolutely nothing fit to wear.
- They, too, regardless of the loss of their leader, were intent on being suitably dressed for Bank Holiday.
WORD FAMILYnoundressdresserdressingadjectivedressed ≠ undresseddressyverbdress ≠ undress
1[countable] a piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl that covers the top of her body and part or all of her legs: Sheila wore a long red dress. a summer dress► see thesaurus at clothes2[uncountable] clothes for men or women of a particular type or for a particular occasion: a gentleman in evening dress (=formal clothes worn especially at important social events) The play was performed in modern dress (=clothes from the present time).dress code (=a standard of what you should wear for a particular situation) This restaurant has a strict dress code – no tie, no service.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + dressa wedding dress· Have you chosen your wedding dress yet?an evening dress (=a formal dress to wear in the evening)· She arrived in a red evening dress.a cocktail dress (=a formal dress but not usually a long one)· She wore a little black cocktail dress.a silk/cotton/velvet etc dress· Ellie chose a green silk dress.a long dress (=that goes down to your ankles)· Most of the women were wearing long dresses.a party dress (=for parties)· I need a new party dress for Christmas.a summer dress· a cool blue summer dressa strapless dress (=that does not have straps on your shoulders)· She was wearing a strapless cream dress and matching shoes.a sleeveless dress (=without any sleeves)· She was photographed wearing a figure-hugging sleeveless dress.dress + NOUNa dress shop (=selling women’s dresses and other clothes)· It was an expensive dress shop.a dress designer (=someone whose job is designing women’s clothes)· She’s a former royal dress designer.dress1 noundress2 verb
dressdress2 ●●● S2 W2 verb WORD ORIGINdress2
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French dresser ‘to arrange’, from Latin directus ‘straight’; ➔ DIRECT1VERB TABLE
dress
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | dress |
| he, she, it | dresses | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dressed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dressed |
| he, she, it | has dressed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dressed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dress |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dressed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am dressing |
| he, she, it | is dressing | |
| you, we, they | are dressing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was dressing |
| you, we, they | were dressing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dressing |
| he, she, it | has been dressing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dressing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dressing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dressing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Dress the salad with lemon, olive oil, and a little black pepper.
- Dress warmly - it's cold out.
- Ask Mom if she needs help dressing the turkey.
- Can you dress the kids while I make breakfast?
- Clean the area thoroughly before dressing the wound.
- How do most of the people dress at your office?
- It's a costume party, so she's dressing as a clown.
- Patty's just learning to dress herself.
- Check that those who can dress themselves are coping.
- He dresses and acts more like a 36-year-old electrical engineer.
- I didn't dress it up; no wonder she took it as life letting her down once more.
THESAURUSto put on clothes
to put on all your clothes: · You’d better get dressed! It’s almost time to leave for school!
especially literary to put on all your clothes. Dress is used especially in literature. In everyday English, people usually say get dressed: · That day she dressed with extra care, choosing a brown velvet jacket that matched her skirt.
to put on a particular piece of clothing, jewellery etc: · Wait – I just have to put my shoes on!· She was putting on her earrings in front of the mirror.
to put on more formal clothes than you usually wear, or to put on special clothes for fun: · We always used to dress up to go to church.· Paul dressed up as a pirate for the party.
to put on your clothes – used when this is difficult for someone because they are very old, young, injured etc: · He’s hurt his arm so badly that he can’t dress himself.
to be wearing clothes to have a particular piece of clothing or a particular style of clothing on your body: · All visitors must wear a protective helmet.· She always wears black.· Can you tell me what the man was wearing?
to be wearing a particular piece of clothing, jewellery etc. Have something on is more informal than wear: · I had my new blue top on.· He had on a red tie and a grey jacket.· The boy had nothing on!
especially written used especially in written descriptions when describing the clothes that someone is wearing: · Alistair was dressed in his best suit and tie.
Longman Language Activatorto wear a particular piece of clothing or set of clothes to have clothes, shoes, glasses, jewellery etc on your body: · She was wearing shorts and a T-shirt.· Were you wearing your jacket when we got on the bus?wear black/red/green etc (=wear black clothes, red clothes etc): · Carolyn always wore bright colors like red.somebody wears something (=someone usually wears a particular type of clothes): · She wears sandals, even in the winter.· I wear a lot of black.
: in a suit/in a red dress etc wearing a suit, a red dress etc: · a couple of boys in baseball caps· There was a man in a linen suit standing at the bar.
to be wearing clothes, shoes, glasses, or jewellery: have a coat/jacket/suit etc on: · That's Jenny Salton over there; she has a blue dress on.· Could you read this for me? I don't have my glasses on.have on a coat/jacket/suit etc: · "What was she wearing?" "I think she had on a dark suit."
to be wearing clothes: · Are you dressed yet? We have to leave now!be dressed in: · They were all dressed in T-shirts and jeans.· a woman dressed in greenbe dressed as somebody (=wearing clothes that make you look like someone else): · Some of the children were dressed as soldiers.
American to be wearing formal clothes or your best clothes, for example on a special occasion: · Look at you - you're all dressed up!· Harvey arrived, dressed up in his only business suit.
British to wear clothes that are more informal than you usually wear: · We dress down at work these days, unless we're going to a client meeting.
to be wearing a lot of warm clothes because it is cold: be bundled up in: · The old man sat on his porch bundled up in old sweaters and scarves.be bundled up against the cold/rain/wind etc: · Spectators, bundled up against the cold, stood and listened to the President speak for an hour.
British to be wearing a particular kind of clothes, especially to do an activity: · Anna was kitted out in her riding gear, waiting by the car.
to put someone else's clothes on for them · Honey, can you get the kids dressed, please?· The nurses have to wash and dress the patients before the doctor comes to see them.
to put on clothes to put on a piece of clothing: put something on: · Put your coat on if you're going out.put on something: · She put on her bathrobe and went downstairs.
to put on the clothes that you usually wear during the day or to go out in clothes: · I got dressed quickly and ran outside.· Sandra's in the bedroom getting dressed.
to put on a piece of clothing, to see if it fits you and if it looks nice on you: try something on: · If you like the shoes, why don't you try them on?try on something: · I tried on a beautiful coat, but it was too big.
to put a piece of clothing on quickly and easily: slip something/it/them on: · I took out my old cardigan and slipped it on.· The girls got out their party dresses, giggling as they slipped them on.slip on something: · She slipped on a pair of white jeans and a black sleeveless top.
to put on warm clothing, especially because you are going out in cold weather: wrap up warm: · You ought to wrap up warm -- I think it's going to snow.be wrapped up against the cold: · The kids, wrapped up in layers against the cold, waddled out to play.
to wear clothes that you do not normally wear so that you look like someone else for fun: · Most kids love dressing up.dress up in: · They were dressed up in old sheets, pretending to be ghosts.dress up as: · One of the students dressed up as a rabbit and marched around campus carrying a sign.dress yourself up: · I came in to find that my daughter had dressed herself up in my clothes.
to put on clothes for a special occasion to put on clothes that are suitable for a special or formal occasion: · Do we have to get dressed up to go to this restaurant?· It's an informal party, so you don't need to dress up.
informal to put on your best clothes and pay a lot of attention to your appearance, usually for a special occasion - used especially about women: · You don't need to doll yourself up. It's only my sister who's coming to dinner.
WORD SETSaccessory, nounalter, verbappliqué, nounarmband, nounarmhole, nounbag, nounbejewelled, adjectivebillfold, nounboater, nounbow, nounbowler, nounbow tie, nounbraid, nounbraid, verbbreast-pocket, nounbrim, nounbum bag, nounbust, nounbutton, nounbutton-down, adjectivebuttonhole, nouncape, nounchecked, adjectivecivvies, nounclasp, nouncleat, nounclingy, adjectiveclothes brush, nounclothes hanger, nounclutch bag, nouncoat check, nouncoat hanger, nouncoatroom, nouncobbler, nouncockade, nouncocktail dress, nouncodpiece, nouncollar, nouncollar stud, nouncolour-coordinated, adjectivecolourfast, adjectivecorsage, nouncostume, nouncoveralls, nouncravat, nouncrinkly, adjectivecut, noundark glasses, noundarn, verbdarn, noundart, noundécolletage, noundetailing, noundiadem, noundiaphanous, adjectivedishevelled, adjectivedowdy, adjectivedown-at-heel, adjectivedress, noundress, verbdressed, adjectivedressmaker, noundress sense, noundressy, adjectiveepaulette, nounfacing, nounfancy dress, nounfinery, nounfleecy, adjectivefop, noungarb, noungather, verbgingham, noungold-rimmed, adjectivegranny, adjectivegroom, verbhabit, nounhandbag, nounherringbone, nounknit, verbknitwear, nounline, verblined, adjectiveliner, nounlingerie, nounlining, nounlivery, nounlocker room, nounmade-to-measure, adjectivemade-to-order, adjectivemakeover, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmohair, nounname tag, nounnatty, adjectiveneckline, nounout, adverbpack, nounparasol, nounpinstripe, nounplaid, nounpleat, nounpleated, adjectiveplume, nounplumed, adjectiveplunging neckline, nounpocket, nounpocketbook, nounpocket handkerchief, nounpolka dot, nounpompom, nounpopper, nounpouch, nounpower dressing, nounpress, verbproof, verbpurse, nounraffish, adjectiveragged, adjectiverail, nounretro, adjectivesalon, nounsensible, adjectivesequin, nounset, verbshoeshine, nounshoulder bag, nounshoulder pad, nounshoulder strap, nounsingle-breasted, adjectivesize, nounsleeve, nounsleeveless, adjectivesling, nounsmocking, nounsoigné, adjectivespangle, nounsportswear, nounstarch, verbstitch, nounstud, nounstudded, adjectivetack, verbtail, nountailor, nountailored, adjectivetailoring, nountapered, adjectivetartan, nountatters, nounthread, nounthread, verbtie-dye, verbtie-pin, nountoe, nountoecap, nountoggle, nountongue, nountoupée, nountrainer, nountrimmings, nountrouser press, nounturn-up, nountweedy, adjectiveunbecoming, adjectiveundress, noununmentionables, nounvalet, nounwallet, nounwear, verbwearer, nounweatherproof, adjectivewell-dressed, adjectivewell-groomed, adjectivewristband, nounzip, nounzipper, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Can you wait a minute? I’m just getting dressed. I spend most of my time in the house with young children, so I dress casually. We usually dress for dinner (=wear formal clothes for our evening meal).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a casually dressed young man The tobacco companies got a severe dressing-down. an invitation to a fancy-dress party Make sure that the children are dressed warmly.
Can you wait a minute? I’m just getting dressed. I spend most of my time in the house with young children, so I dress casually. We usually dress for dinner (=wear formal clothes for our evening meal). a casually dressed young man· The man was dressed in ordinary clothes.
(=rules about what you must wear)· Some of the more expensive clubs have a dress code.
· Egyptian cotton sheets are very expensive here.
(=for clothes for women)· Christian Lacroix was one of Paris's most flamboyant dress designers.
The tobacco companies got a severe dressing-down. (=formal clothes that people wear to social events in the evening)· a shop specializing in glamorous evening wear
an invitation to a fancy-dress party British English, a costume party American English (=one where people wear unusual clothes, for example so they look like someone from a story)· She went to the fancy dress party as Snow White.
· The little girls were wearing white party dresses.
(=an ability to choose clothes well)· Her dress sense was faultless.
Make sure that the children are dressed warmly. (=clean it and cover it with cloth)· The nurse dressed my wound.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· They were all dressed in black.· He is dressed all in black, except for a white shirt.· It was just too galling, seeing him all dressed up for some one else.· Larger than he used to be, if not larger than life, he is dressed all in black.· There are 11 people in the band, all dressed to project their own characters.· Ralph asked their father as he did every time the family came out all dressed up.· Another dead kid, and all dressed up in Mosse's old clothes.· I have recoiled from a picture of myself in our family photograph album, all dressed up in this costume.
· On one famous occasion Diana, barefoot and casually dressed in jeans, buttered toast for an astonished footman.· She and her polite staff dress casually.· I was more casually dressed in corduroys and a black leather jacket.· Among them: Free everyone to dress casually because there are no credible studies linking job performance with attire.· He was casually dressed and had a rumpled look.· BankAmerica employees like dressing casually so much they are willing to pay for the privilege.· He dressed casually in a red golfing sweater, pale blue trousers, and deceptively ordinary-looking hand-made shoes.· Marsha sits at her office desk, casually dressed, as usual.
· He was lying face downwards in the shadow of the short diving-board, fully dressed in a blazer and white linen trousers.· He was still fully dressed, except for the jacket and he, literally, hugged his side of the bed.· She took one step forward and toppled Mitch fully dressed in to the swimming-pool without a moment's hesitation.· She was fully dressed, wearing a hat and coat.· When the bell is deployed, the divers descend fully dressed.· After a while I went back to my room and lay down, fully dressed, waiting.· As I suspected, Richard was fully dressed.
· Elegantly restored ballroom that plays house, garage and disco to a smartly dressed, trendy crowd-no jeans or trainers.· Each has a young, smartly dressed teacher in front of a blackboard.· He was smartly dressed in a white shirt and dark trousers.· The same guidelines apply as at more conventional interviews, including presenting yourself confidently and being smartly dressed.· He was particularly smartly dressed in black trousers and waistcoat, white shirt and red bow-tie.· Contrary to the popular stereotype, they take care to dress smartly, according to current youth fashions.· In spite of the heat he was very smartly dressed in a dark three-piece suit.· He was smartly dressed in a two piece suit.
· We thought anyone who dresses up in dresses we want to go and see.· You really ought to dress up more, Cal.· We don't dress up and go out dancing.· I love to get dressed up.· You don't have to get dressed up, I just like to.· It was just too galling, seeing him all dressed up for some one else.· Mum had dressed up, and was looking all sweet in a blue dress with a bow at the front.· Dinah Asshe could not remember a time when she had not enjoyed dressing up.
· He passed the Post Office, where a young black man, tall and well dressed, stood talking quietly to himself.· Sitting on the next bench were two young women, dazzling creatures, well dressed and well fed.· This is partly because - as he realizes with a shock - he is remarkably well dressed.· The mole: Handsome and well dressed as moles go; he wanted to marry Thumbelina.· He could afford to dress well for the pay was good.· Nora tried her best to get round the wartime restrictions so that Constance could be well dressed.· Beyond that, it promises to provide a weekly primer on dopey and unctuous behavior among upscale hillbillies who dress well.
NOUN· They also may apply cosmetics to provide a natural appearance, and then dress the body and place it in a casket.· I myself questioned the royal physician who dressed the body for burial at Jedburgh Abbey, Duncan MacAirth.· There was a line there of shabbily dressed shuffling bodies.· What I felt I was doing, as I dressed my shivering body in layer upon layer, was protecting myself.· Her wound was dressed, her body and clothes were clean, and her hair was neat.
· There were people dressed in gay bright clothes walking on the promenade.· Teen-age girls cut their hair and dressed in baggy clothes to be less attractive to the mysterious killer.· To blackmail a man because he likes dressing in women's clothes.· Normal stores have security people dressed in such plain clothes you wonder how they can afford to do any shopping.· When they wake they dress in the loosest clothes, skip breakfast and head for the tennis courts.· Daniel removes Mordecai to rooms in Chelsea, dresses him in new clothes, and brings Mirah to her brother.· They were both pale-faced, hot and dishevelled, and dressed in loose-fitting crumpled clothes.· He is dressed in differ-ent clothes.
· Everyone was dressed in Music Hall costume.· Some have made pilgrimages to re-enact ancient rituals in caves, others have dressed in costumes and objects evoking traditional Goddess images.· The dinner will be held in a marquee in Friary Gardens, Richmond, with guests dressed in Victorian costume.· Consequently, Julius Caesar was dressed in Elizabethan costume because no one thought that he ought to be dressed any differently.· I have recoiled from a picture of myself in our family photograph album, all dressed up in this costume.· Staff dressed in period costume, and a photographic display recording the Branch's history was unveiled in the banking hall.· Charles made himself up for the new role, and dressed in the new costume.
· He was dressed for dinner and she knew without doubt that they were not going to be invited to join him.· Corinne and Joe dressed formally for dinner each evening, met in the small study for cocktails, and dined by themselves.· He would stride on to the concert platform, a tall, self-assured man impeccably dressed in a dinner jacket.· Pauline Davis taught the young man how to dress for a formal dinner and how to observe the required etiquette.· Jim and William Reid don't dress for dinner.· While we were dressing for dinner, Jasper spent a long time trying to teach me how to tie it.· One day, it was a Saturday between matinee and evening, I got dressed to go for dinner.· Tea was served at four-thirty, and after tea everybody would rush upstairs to dress for dinner.
· The band, dressed in evening wear and sitting on a raised dais, were at the far end of the hall.· You are dressed in formal evening clothes, and it is obvious you are competing in a ballroom dance contest.
· In youth she would have dressed her hair to cover them.· In the dark she put on a fresh silk dress and brushed her hair.· She dried herself, dressed, brushed her hair and re-applied her make-up, then inspected her reflection in the mirror.
· On one famous occasion Diana, barefoot and casually dressed in jeans, buttered toast for an astonished footman.· Alvin dressed in blue jeans, shirts and boots and looked like the renegade that he felt he was.· Like her, he was dressed in jeans, and a denim shirt.· She turned off the water and stepped out on to the rug, dried herself, and dressed in jeans and a shirt.· Jimmy, dressed in jeans and a black leather jacket, had arrived on his motorbike.· Then she dressed quickly in jeans and a long-sleeved shirt and pulled on her thick Aran cardigan.· Young and slim, dressed in blue jeans and denim jacket, the man worked the Dancing Fly.
· Use nonfat or low-fat salad dressing as a dip.· Diet drinks and water are also unlimited ò Unlimited salad with fat-free dressing may be served with lunch and dinner.· A lot of it, and some salad dressing.· Add the salad dressing and any juice from the orange and mix well.· Need a spicy low-fat salad dressing?· She was in the middle of making a salad dressing when some one rang her doorbell.· They suggest serving it for a light supper with couscous and a mesclun salad dressed with raspberry vinaigrette.
· He was smartly dressed in a white shirt and dark trousers.· Gilfoyle sat in the dock dressed in a white shirt, dark blue tie, and grey cardigan.· They washed at a pump behind the church, and each child was dressed in a clean shirt.· He was dressed in a flannel shirt that was covered in sawdust.· Jen came out of the bathroom, dressed in a shirt this time, and crawled into bed alongside me.· He was fully dressed, his shirt creased enough to imply he had not been to bed at all.
· He was dressed in a suit that looked as if it needed pressing.· Some are dressed in business suits.· The youths, aged about 15, dressed in brightly shell suits were riding mountain bikes.· By now the cross-country vehicle had disgorged its complement of heavyweight occupants, also dressed in identical blue suits.· As told to Cathy Troupp Peter was 33, six feet tall, and dressed in a well-worn suit and tie.· He is dressed in an immaculate suit, but he is wearing bedroom slippers.· There was a lovely picture of him on telly last night peering woefully over the fence dressed in snazzy suit.· Although they were dressed formally in dark suits, both men were wearing heavy rubber boots in deference to winter.
· She dressed in an unvarying uniform of black ski pants and pink mohair pullover which became grubbier as the weeks passed.· Row upon row they seemed to march, reminding Lucy of soldiers dressed in Prussian green uniforms.· He was dressed in that uniform with its fancy red flashes when he came to Claudia's aid.· The huts would look like they used to and inside there'd even be staff dressed in period uniform.· Harvey was dressed in a khaki uniform with colonel's insignia on the collar.· I woke before six and dressed in casual uniform and went to my office to get things ready for the day.· There were others seated away from the table whose function was not clear to Holman, but three were dressed in military uniforms.· She may be dressed in a different uniform, and therefore must explain her role to the patient.
· I will never forget, the shop windows were dressed beautifully with mauve velvet.· The Raiders passing game was mere window dressing.· It is, by itself, little more than window dressing on the part of the Government.· Viewed in this light, the conference was mere window-dressing.· Twelve Zekes were used as window dressing for the Akagi scenes.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► full-length skirt/dress/coat etc► it bag/dress/shoes etc► maxi dress/skirt/coat► midi skirt/dress/coat► mutton dressed as lamb
- Everyone was in black because their best clothes were for funerals, and everyone danced.
- I washed them, then dressed them in their best clothes, but never new ones.
- She had her best shoes on, and a new hat.
- She had the best dress sense of any girl in Benedict's and a passion for altering the colour of her hair.
- The best car, the wittiest put-down, and the best dress.
- The first best clothes were only for Sunday and when visitors came.
- The princess arrayed herself in her best clothes and jewels.
- They would never let you in alone, even though you are wearing your best clothes.
- He would dress the part, even though he wore a cloak or hood.
- I had to admit he dressed the part.
- They dress the part and are convinced there's a market for them.
- She wore a dark green strapless dress with an enormous skirt.
- Susanna wore a black silk strapless dress.
- But one must be suitably dressed for a country visit and I had absolutely nothing fit to wear.
- They, too, regardless of the loss of their leader, were intent on being suitably dressed for Bank Holiday.
WORD FAMILYnoundressdresserdressingadjectivedressed ≠ undresseddressyverbdress ≠ undress
1put on clothes [intransitive, transitive] to put clothes on yourself or someone else: Can you wait a minute? I’m just getting dressed. She dressed quickly and went out of the house. I usually have to dress the kids in the mornings.dress somebody in something She dressed Louis in his best blue shirt.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say get dressed rather than dress:· I got dressed and went downstairs for breakfast.2wear clothes [intransitive] to wear a particular kind of clothes: Dress warmly if you’re going out for a walk.dress casually/smartly I spend most of my time in the house with young children, so I dress casually.dress for How do you normally dress for work? We usually dress for dinner (=wear formal clothes for our evening meal).3make/choose clothes [transitive] to make or choose clothes for someone: Versace dressed some of the most famous people in Hollywood.4wound/cut etc [transitive] to clean, treat, and cover a wound5meat/fish [transitive] to clean and prepare meat or fish so that it is ready to cook or eat: dressed crab6salad [transitive] to put oil, vinegar, salt etc onto a salad7window [transitive] to put an attractive arrangement in a shop window → window dresser8soldiers [intransitive, transitive] technical to stand in a straight line, or to make soldiers do this9hair [transitive] formal to arrange someone’s hair into a special style10wood/stone etc [transitive] technical to prepare or put a special surface onto wood, stone, leather etcdress down phrasal verb1to wear clothes that are more informal than the ones you would usually wear: In many offices, people dress down on Fridays.2dress somebody ↔ down to speak angrily to someone about something they have done wrong → dressing-downTHESAURUSto put on clothesget dressed to put on all your clothes: · You’d better get dressed! It’s almost time to leave for school!dress especially literary to put on all your clothes. Dress is used especially in literature. In everyday English, people usually say get dressed: · That day she dressed with extra care, choosing a brown velvet jacket that matched her skirt.put something on to put on a particular piece of clothing, jewellery etc: · Wait – I just have to put my shoes on!· She was putting on her earrings in front of the mirror.dress up to put on more formal clothes than you usually wear, or to put on special clothes for fun: · We always used to dress up to go to church.· Paul dressed up as a pirate for the party.dress yourself to put on your clothes – used when this is difficult for someone because they are very old, young, injured etc: · He’s hurt his arm so badly that he can’t dress himself.to be wearing clotheswear to have a particular piece of clothing or a particular style of clothing on your body: · All visitors must wear a protective helmet.· She always wears black.· Can you tell me what the man was wearing?have something on to be wearing a particular piece of clothing, jewellery etc. Have something on is more informal than wear: · I had my new blue top on.· He had on a red tie and a grey jacket.· The boy had nothing on!be dressed in something especially written used especially in written descriptions when describing the clothes that someone is wearing: · Alistair was dressed in his best suit and tie.dress up phrasal verb1to wear special clothes for fun, or to put special clothes on someonedress up as He went to the party dressed up as a Chicago gangster.dress up in I keep a box of old clothes for the children to dress up in.dress somebody ↔ up We dressed him up as a gorilla.2to wear clothes that are more formal than the ones you would usually wear: It’s a small informal party – you don’t have to dress up.3dress something ↔ up to make something more interesting or attractive: It was the old offer dressed up as something new.- North Korea
- North Korean
- North Pole
- North Sea
- North/South divide
- Northumberland
- Northumbria
- Northumbrian
- North Wales
- North Walian
- northward
- northwards
- northwest
- northwester
- northwesterly
- northwestern
- Northwestern University
- Northwest Passage
- Northwest Territories
- northwestward
- northwestwards
- North York Moors
- North Yorkshire
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- Norwegian