fullˈ-dress adjective

In or requiring the dress (full dress) worn on occasions of state or ceremony

full-dress debate noun

A set debate of some importance in which the leaders take part

fullˈ-eyed adjective

With large prominent eyes

fullˈ-face or fullˈ-faced adjective

1. Facing straight towards the viewer
2. Having a full or broad face
3. (of type) boldfaced

full-fashioned see fully-fashioned below.

fullˈ-fed adjective

Fed to plumpness or satiety

full-fledged see fully-fledged below.

fullˈ-fraught adjective (Shakespeare)

Fully charged, equipped or endowed, all-round

fullˈ-frontˈal adjective

1. Of the front view of a completely naked man or woman (also fullˈ-frontˈ)
2. With no detail left unrevealed (figurative)
3. Unrestrained (figurative)

noun

Such a view or picture

fullˈ-grown adjective

Grown to full size

full hand see full house below.

fullˈ-handˈed adjective

Bearing something valuable, eg a gift

fullˈ-heartˈed adjective

1. Full of heart or courage
2. Fraught with emotion

fullˈ-hot adjective (Shakespeare)

Heated to the utmost

full house noun

1. A performance at which every seat is taken (theatre)
2. (also full hand) three cards of a kind and a pair (poker)
3. (in bingo) all the numbers needed to win
4. A complete set (of anything)

fullˈ-lengthˈ adjective

Extending the whole length

noun

A portrait showing the whole length of a person

adverb

Stretched to the full extent

fullˈ-manned adjective (Shakespeare)

Having a full crew

full marks plural noun

The maximum marks possible in an examination (also used as an expression of approval)

full moon noun

1. The moon with its whole disc illuminated, when opposite the sun
2. The time when the moon is full

full motion video (also full-motion video) noun

A system that provides moving video images and sound on a computer, used in computer games, video playback, etc

fullˈ-mouthed adjective (archaic)

1. Having a full set of teeth
2. Having food in plenty
3. Loud
4. Sonorous

full nelson noun

A type of wrestling hold, a nelson

fullˈ-on adjective (informal)

1. Out-and-out
2. Explicit, blatant, aggressive

fullˈ-orbed adjective (archaic)

1. Having the orb or disc fully illuminated, as the full moon
2. Round

full organ noun

The organ, or great organ, with all or most of the stops in use

fullˈ-out adjective

1. At full power
2. Total

fullˈ-page adjective

Occupying a whole page

fullˈ-peltˈ, fullˈ-speedˈ, fullˈ-splitˈ or full-tiltˈ adverb

With highest speed and impetus

full pitch or full toss noun (cricket)

A ball which does not or would not bounce before passing or hitting the batsman's wicket

full point same as full stop below.

fullˈ-riggedˈ adjective

Having three or more masts square-rigged

fullˈ-sailed adjective

1. Having all sails set
2. Having sails filled with wind
3. Advancing with speed and momentum

fullˈ-scale adjective

1. Of the same size as the original
2. Involving full power or maximum effort

full score noun

A complete musical score with a staff or line for every part

full service history noun

The complete details of repairs and servicing done to a vehicle from new (abbrev FSH or fsh)

full sister see full brother above.

full-speed, full-split see full-pelt above.

full stop noun

1. A point marking the end of a sentence
2. An end or halt

fullˈ-summed adjective (archaic)

Complete in all its parts

fullˈ-throatˈed or fullˈ-voiced adjective

Singing, etc with the whole power of the voice

full-tilt see full-pelt above.

full time noun

The end of a football, rugby, etc match

fullˈ-time adjective

Occupied during or extending over the whole working day, week, etc

fullˈ-timˈer noun

full toss see full pitch above.

full-voiced see full-throated above.

fullˈ-winged adjective (Shakespeare)

Having wide, strong wings

fullyˈ-fashioned or fullˈ-fashioned adjective

(of garments, esp stockings) shaped to fit the body closely

fullyˈ-fledged or fullˈ-fledged adjective

1. Completely fledged
2. Having attained full rank or membership

at the full

At the height, eg of one's good fortune, etc

full and by (nautical)

Close-hauled to the wind

full-line forcing

The supplying of a particular product by a company to a customer only on condition that the customer takes the whole range of the company's product

full of oneself

Having a high or exaggerated opinion of one's own importance, etc (also full of one's own importance), too much the subject of one's own conversation

full of years (archaic)

1. Old or aged
2. At a good old age

full sail see under sail¹

full steam ahead see under steam

full up

1. Full to the limit
2. Sated or wearied (informal)

in full

Without reduction or omission

in full cry

(esp of hounds) in hot pursuit

in full rig (nautical)

With maximum number of masts and sails

in full swing

At the height of activity

in the fullness of time

At the due or destined time

the full monty /monˈti/ (informal)

Everything that there is or that one needs

to the full

In full measure or completely

dress /dres/

transitive verb (pat and pap dressed, sometimes (now obsolete) drest)

1. To clothe
2. To apply suitable materials to
3. To straighten
4. To flatten
5. To smooth
6. To erect
7. To set in order
8. To prepare, arrange
9. To adorn
10. To finish or trim
11. To draw (a fowl), to gut and trim (a fish, etc)
12. To add seasoning to (food)
13. To manure
14. To treat
15. To tend
16. To tie (a fly) (angling)
17. To treat with severity
18. To chide
19. To thrash

intransitive verb

1. To put on clothes
2. To put on finer, more elaborate, or more formal clothes
3. To come into line

noun

1. The covering or ornament of the body
2. A woman's one-piece skirted garment
3. Style of clothing
4. Ceremonial or formal clothing

adjective

Relating to (formal) evening dress

dressˈer noun

1. A person who dresses
2. A medical student who dresses wounds
3. A lady's maid
4. A person who assists an actor to dress (theatre)
5. A tool or machine for dressing
6. A table on which meat is dressed or prepared for use
7. A kitchen sideboard, esp with a high back and shelves
8. A chest of drawers or dressing-table (N American)

dressˈing noun

1. Dress or clothes
2. The action of someone who dresses
3. Material applied to a wound
4. Material applied to goods, eg a coat of preservative
5. Matter used to give stiffness and gloss to cloth
6. Sauce or (US) stuffing, etc, used in preparing a dish for the table, etc
7. Manure or the like applied to land
8. An ornamental moulding
9. A thrashing

dressˈy adjective

1. Fond of dress
2. Showy
3. Formal or elegant
4. Indicating care in dressing

dress circle noun

Part of a theatre (usu the first gallery), orig intended for people in evening dress

dress coat noun

A man's fine black coat with narrow or cutaway skirts, worn in full dress (see below)

dressed day noun

Formerly, the second day of a three days' visit

dress form noun

A dressmaker's (usu adjustable) model

dressˈ-goods plural noun

Fabrics for making women's and children's gowns, frocks, etc

dressˈguard noun (archaic)

An arrangement of strings to protect the rider's dress from contact with a bicycle wheel

dressˈ-improver noun (obsolete)

A bustle

dressˈing-case noun

A case for toiletry requisites

dressˈing-down noun

1. A severe scolding
2. A thrashing

dressˈing-gown noun

A loose garment worn before or whilst dressing, or in déshabillé, etc

dressˈing-jacket or (obsolete) dressˈing-sack noun

A jacket worn by women in dressing

dressˈing-room noun

dressing station noun

A place where wounded are collected and tended by members of a field ambulance

dressˈing-table noun

dressˈ-length noun

Enough (fabric) to make a dress

dressˈmaker noun

1. A person who makes clothes
2. A person who makes clothes for women and children as a living (dressˈmake intransitive verb informal back-formation)

dressˈmaking noun

The art or process of making clothes

dress parade noun

A military parade in dress uniform

dressˈ-reform noun

A late 19c movement seeking to make dress more practical

dressˈ-rehearsˈal noun

A full rehearsal in costume with everything as for the performance (also figurative)

dress sense noun

Sense of style in dress, knowledge of what suits one

dressˈ-shield noun

A device to protect the armpit of a dress, etc against sweat

dress shirt, dress suit, dress tie, etc noun

Those for formal evening dress

dress uniform noun

A formal, ceremonial uniform

dress down

1. To handle with severity
2. To reprimand severely
3. To thrash
4. To dress deliberately informally

dress up

1. To dress elaborately
2. To dress for a part
3. To masquerade
4. To treat so as to make appear better or more interesting, etc than it really is

evening dress or full dress

The costume prescribed by fashion for evening receptions, dinners, balls, etc

get dressed

To put one's clothes on