Synonym: adorn, attire, clothe, decorate, outfit. Antonym: remove, strip, undress. Similar words: dress up, redress, address, dressed, readdress, headdress, addressed, keynote address. Meaning: [dres] n. 1. a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice 2. clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion 3. clothing in general. v. 1. put on clothes 2. provide with clothes or put clothes on 3. put a finish on 4. dress in a certain manner 5. dress or groom with elaborate care 6. kill and prepare for market or consumption 7. arrange in ranks 8. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods 9. provide with decoration 10. put a dressing on 11. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of 12. cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width 13. convert into leather 14. apply a bandage or medication to 15. give a neat appearance to 16. arrange attractively. adj. 1. suitable for formal occasions 2. (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes.
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211. I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy.
212. We can mould the dress to your figure.
213. She was wearing a tight and revealing gold dress.
214. She was too poor to dress her children.
215. She stroked the rich velvet of the dress enviously.
216. A party dress is inappropriate for a hike.
217. The dress is unsuitable for summer.
218. She appeared in a slinky satin dress.
219. Dress at the party was informal, with no neckties or fancy dresses.
220. Politicians dress up their ruthless ambition as a pursuit of the public good.
221. She felt hot, despite being clad only in a thin cotton dress.
222. It was really too warm for her to dress so formally.
223. For an anniversary present Stuart took me to the opera and we had seats in the dress circle.
224. She is on parade in her new dress in the street.
225. These are the bare essentials you'll need to dress your baby during the first few months.
226. It took her two hours to pick a dress that suited her.
227. I know this dress is going to fit you like a glove .
228. The little black dress is the anithesis of fussy dressing.
229. On the spur of the moment, they decided to hold a fancy dress party.
230. Why do you still dress in an old - fashioned mode?
231. You have to insert an additional piece of material into the waistline of the dress to make it large enough for her.
232. Among her friends, casual dress and a relaxed manner are the rule.
233. Janet made her new dress from cheap cloth, and when she washed it , It'shrank and was too small. Live and learn.
234. I'll need to iron that dress before I can wear it.
235. She was wearing a low strapless dress that hugged her curves cleverly.
236. The company has a strict dress code—all male employees are expected to wear suits.
237. But for being a little out at elbows(sentencedict.com/dress.html), I should have bought this dress.
238. Wear the white dress, you know, the one with all the black embroidery.
239. Are you going to let down or take up the hem of that dress?
240. I wanted to buy the dress, but I balked at the high price.
More similar words: dress up, redress, address, dressed, readdress, headdress, addressed, keynote address, press, duress, stress, actress, regress, oppress, repress, suppress, express, tigress, tresses, digress, depress, impress, press for, compress, buttress, mattress, pressing, Congress, waitress, restless.