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dress

n.

Clothing
attire, apparel, formal dress, toilette; see clothes.
A woman's outer garment
frock, basic black dress, gown, jumper, sheath, cocktail dress, evening gown, ball gown, formal*, wedding gown, suit, skirt, tunic, robe, sun dress, tank dress, shirtwaist dress, shift, sack, sweater dress, strapless, wraparound, sari, muumuu, toga, cheongsam, housedress, smock, sarong, housecoat; see also clothes.

dress Synonyms

dress

v.

To put on clothes
don, put on, wear, garb, clothe, change clothes, robe, attire, apparel, costume, drape, array, cover, wrap up, get into, fit into, try on, slip on, slip into, throw on, fix up, spruce up, dress up, overdress, muffle up, bundle up, deck, deck out, doll up*, trick out*, tog up*, underdress, dress down; see also clothe, dress up, wear 1.
To provide with clothes
costume, outfit, fit out; see clothe, provide 1.
To make ready for show or use
groom, adorn, ornament, make ready; see decorate, prepare 1, trim 2.
To give medical treatment
attend, treat, bandage, cleanse, sterilize, cauterize, give first aid, bind, apply a surgical dressing, apply antiseptics, apply medication, plaster, sew up, remove stitches; see also heal 1.

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Another word for dress

verb

To put clothes on:
apparel, attire, clothe, garb, garment, invest. (Informal) tog. See put on
To furnish with decorations.
Also used with up: adorn, bedeck, deck² (out), decorate, embellish, garnish, ornament, trim. See beautiful
To apply therapeutic materials to (a wound):
bandage, bind. See care for
To prepare (soil) for the planting and raising of crops:
cultivate, culture, tend², till, work. See prepared, touch

phrasal verb dress down

To criticize for a fault or an offense:

admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, rap¹, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. (Informal) bawl out, lambaste. (Slang) chew out. Idioms: bring (or call) (or take) to task, call on the carpet, haul (or rake) over the coals, let someone have it. See attack, praise

phrasal verb dress up

To dress in formal or special clothing:

array, attire, deck² (out), prank². (Informal) trick out (or up). (Slang) doll up. See order, plain, put on

noun

Articles worn to cover the body:
apparel, attire, clothes, clothing, garment (used in plural), habiliment (often used in plural), raiment. (Informal) dud (used in plural), tog (used in plural). (Slang) thread (used in plural). See put on
A set or style of clothing:
costume, garb, guise, habiliment (often used in plural), outfit, turnout. (Informal) getup, rig. See put on
A one-piece skirted outer garment for women and children:
frock, gown. See put on