dress-up

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noun

ˈdres-ˌəp

plural dress-ups

: a time or occasion for which fancy or formal clothing is worn

Miller used to favor high-necked lace blouses for dress-up and fishing hats for play.

Curry Kirkpatrick

Marla feels comfiest in jeans and sweats but likes soft beiges for dress-up.

People Weekly

Also like their parents, children want a wardrobe that is suitable for a variety of activities: play, school and dress-up.

Andrea Skinner

: a game or activity (as for children) that involves dressing up in special clothing or costumes

Most young children like to play dress-up, parading around the house in their dad's wing tips or smearing their mom's lipstick all over their face.

Christine Gorman

Nina was petite but too muscular to wear her mother's cast-off Chanel. She was like a girl playing dress-up.

Tom Jenks

I drew pictures with her and played dress-up with our mother's party gowns.

Lorene Cary

So get in the spirit with these costume parties, haunted tours, pet dress-ups, … and haunted houses.

Cincinnati.com

dress up

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verb

dressed up; dressing up; dresses up

transitive verb

: to make more attractive, glamorous, or fancy

dress up a plain dessert with a rich chocolate sauce

: to attire in best or formal clothes

: to attire in clothes suited to a particular role

: to present in the most attractive or impressive light

a fiasco dressed up as a triumph

intransitive verb

: to get dressed up

Example Sentences

Verb we always like to dress up when going to parties the war was a fiasco that the administration tried to dress up as a triumph

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Ever the stylist, Young also explained that jewelry like this offers an easy fix to dress up an ensemble for Zoom meetings.

Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2022 There was no pressure to dress up, there was no pressure to go and meet people, there was no pressure to wear high heels.

Steve Baltin, Forbes, 24 July 2022 Attendees can dress up or down depending on personal taste.

Marc Bona, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2022 For a top that's easy to dress up or down, opt for the Timeson V-Neck Short Sleeve Chiffon Blouse.

Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2022 Her goal is to have customers dress up in their best outfits for their tea experiences.

Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2022 Here, pops of lime green and navy enter in the form of patterned throw pillows to dress up an otherwise neutral color scheme.

Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022 Look no further for non-tacky Halloween party decor to dress up your fright night.

Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022 What better way to show your excitement than to dress up as Black Panther this Halloween?

Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 12 May 2022 See More

dresses up

verb

present tense third-person singular of dress up

as in dresses

to put on one's best or formal clothes we always like to dress up when going to parties

Synonyms & Similar Words

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dresses
costumes
dolls up
clothes
prinks
suits
primps
garments
decks
accessorizes
robes
bedecks
smartens (up)
bedizens
preens
caparisons
attires
garbs
arrays
togs (out or up)
rigs (out)
apparels
dudes (up)
invests

as in disguises

to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity the war was a fiasco that the administration tried to dress up as a triumph

Synonyms & Similar Words

disguises
masks
conceals
hides
camouflages
cloaks
simulates
obscures
dissimulates
covers
poses
assumes
curtains
blots out
affects
veils
screens
blankets
shrouds
masquerades
feigns
plays
enshrouds
pretends
cosmeticizes
occults
shams
dissembles
varnishes
acts
counterfeits
impersonates
gilds
fakes
glosses (over)
whitewashes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

exhibits
displays
unmasks
shows
exposes
flaunts
uncovers
reveals
unveils
undrapes
discloses
exposes
divulges
parades
unclothes
betrays
discovers
uncloaks
bares

as in candies

to make more desirable dressed up the house with new windows and a paint job before putting it on the market

Synonyms & Similar Words

candies
spruces
meliorates
improves
sweetens
enhances
soups up
ameliorates
tricks
cosmeticizes
enriches
embellishes
dolls up

as in clothes

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes the girls were dressed up in skirts or dresses, but the boys were wearing jeans

Synonyms & Similar Words

clothes
dresses
does up
costumes
gowns
garments
vestures
robes
attires
habits
wraps
drapes
bedecks
suits
gets up
decks (out)
toilets
caparisons
arrays
garbs
rigs (out)
enrobes
apparels
togs (up or out)
jackets
frocks
cloaks
furnishes
outfits
accoutres
uniforms
vests
mantles
dresses down
habilitates
invests
tailors
underdresses
bedights
swaddles
accouters
equips
enswathes
swathes
huddles
haps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

strips
disarrays
disrobes
undresses
untrusses
unclothes
uncovers
unveils
denudes
divests
undrapes

单词	dresses up
释义	dress-up 1 of 2 noun ˈdres-ˌəp plural dress-ups 1 : a time or occasion for which fancy or formal clothing is worn Miller used to favor high-necked lace blouses for dress-up and fishing hats for play. Curry Kirkpatrick Marla feels comfiest in jeans and sweats but likes soft beiges for dress-up. People Weekly Also like their parents, children want a wardrobe that is suitable for a variety of activities: play, school and dress-up. Andrea Skinner 2 : a game or activity (as for children) that involves dressing up in special clothing or costumes Most young children like to play dress-up, parading around the house in their dad's wing tips or smearing their mom's lipstick all over their face. Christine Gorman Nina was petite but too muscular to wear her mother's cast-off Chanel. She was like a girl playing dress-up. Tom Jenks I drew pictures with her and played dress-up with our mother's party gowns. Lorene Cary So get in the spirit with these costume parties, haunted tours, pet dress-ups, … and haunted houses. Cincinnati.com dress up 2 of 2 verb dressed up; dressing up; dresses up transitive verb 1 : to make more attractive, glamorous, or fancy dress up a plain dessert with a rich chocolate sauce 2 a : to attire in best or formal clothes b : to attire in clothes suited to a particular role 3 : to present in the most attractive or impressive light a fiasco dressed up as a triumph intransitive verb : to get dressed up Synonyms Verb doll up dress See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb we always like to dress up when going to parties the war was a fiasco that the administration tried to dress up as a triumph Recent Examples on the Web Verb Ever the stylist, Young also explained that jewelry like this offers an easy fix to dress up an ensemble for Zoom meetings. Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2022 There was no pressure to dress up, there was no pressure to go and meet people, there was no pressure to wear high heels. Steve Baltin, Forbes, 24 July 2022 Attendees can dress up or down depending on personal taste. Marc Bona, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2022 For a top that's easy to dress up or down, opt for the Timeson V-Neck Short Sleeve Chiffon Blouse. Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2022 Her goal is to have customers dress up in their best outfits for their tea experiences. Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2022 Here, pops of lime green and navy enter in the form of patterned throw pillows to dress up an otherwise neutral color scheme. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022 Look no further for non-tacky Halloween party decor to dress up your fright night. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022 What better way to show your excitement than to dress up as Black Panther this Halloween? Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 12 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun from the phrasal verb dress up First Known Use Noun 1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb circa 1513, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a dresses up verb present tense third-person singular of dress up 1 as in dresses to put on one's best or formal clothes we always like to dress up when going to parties Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dresses costumes dolls up clothes prinks suits primps garments decks accessorizes robes bedecks smartens (up) bedizens preens caparisons attires garbs arrays togs (out or up) rigs (out) apparels dudes (up) invests 2 as in disguises to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity the war was a fiasco that the administration tried to dress up as a triumph Synonyms & Similar Words disguises masks conceals hides camouflages cloaks simulates obscures dissimulates covers poses assumes curtains blots out affects veils screens blankets shrouds masquerades feigns plays enshrouds pretends cosmeticizes occults shams dissembles varnishes acts counterfeits impersonates gilds fakes glosses (over) whitewashes Antonyms & Near Antonyms exhibits displays unmasks shows exposes flaunts uncovers reveals unveils undrapes discloses exposes divulges parades unclothes betrays discovers uncloaks bares See More 3 as in candies to make more desirable dressed up the house with new windows and a paint job before putting it on the market Synonyms & Similar Words candies spruces meliorates improves sweetens enhances soups up ameliorates tricks cosmeticizes enriches embellishes dolls up 4 as in clothes to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes the girls were dressed up in skirts or dresses, but the boys were wearing jeans Synonyms & Similar Words clothes dresses does up costumes gowns garments vestures robes attires habits wraps drapes bedecks suits gets up decks (out) toilets caparisons arrays garbs rigs (out) enrobes apparels togs (up or out) jackets frocks cloaks furnishes outfits accoutres uniforms vests mantles dresses down habilitates invests tailors underdresses bedights swaddles accouters equips enswathes swathes huddles haps Antonyms & Near Antonyms strips disarrays disrobes undresses untrusses unclothes uncovers unveils denudes divests undrapes See More
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