dress

/drɛs/ verbnounadjective
5 letters1 syllable6 points in Scrabble®6 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS21
VERB
1

Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of.

“dress the plants in the garden”

2

Arrange in ranks.

“dress troops”

3

Dress or groom with elaborate care.

“She likes to dress when going to the opera”

4

Provide with decoration.

“dress the windows”

5

Give a neat appearance to.

“dress the horses”

6

Dress in a certain manner.

“She dresses in the latest Paris fashion”

“he dressed up in a suit and tie”

7

Arrange attractively.

“dress my hair for the wedding”

8

Apply a bandage or medication to.

“dress the victim's wounds”

9

Convert into leather.

“dress the tanned skins”

10

Cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width.

11

Put a dressing on.

“dress the salads”

12

Put a finish on.

“dress the surface smooth”

13

Kill and prepare for market or consumption.

“dress a turkey”

14

Put on clothes.

“we had to dress quickly”

“dress the patient”

15

Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods.

16

Provide with clothes or put clothes on.

“Parents must feed and dress their child”

NOUN
1

Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.

“battle dress”

2

A one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice.

3

Clothing in general.

“fastidious about his dress”

ADJECTIVE
1

Suitable for formal occasions.

“a full-dress uniform”

“dress shoes”

2

(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes.

“a dress dinner”

“a full-dress ceremony”

WORD FORMS
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GAME SCORES
Scrabble®6 points
Words With Friends®6 points
Double word12 points
Triple word18 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinessdray
Starts & ends withD … S
Syllablesdress
SYNONYMS & RELATED43
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