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dress - verb

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

dress down - phrasal verb

  1. To criticize for a fault or an offense: admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. Informal bawl out, lambaste. Slang chew out. See attack. praise.

dress up - phrasal verb

  1. To dress in formal or special clothing: array, attire, deck(out), prank. Informal trick out or up. Slang doll up. See order. plain. put on.

dress - noun

  1. 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.
  2. A set or style of clothing: costume, garb, guise, habiliment(often used in plural), outfit, turnout. Informal getup, rig. See put on.
  3. A one-piece skirted outer garment for women and children: frock, gown. See put on.