dress
To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
Verb 4 meanings
To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
“He was dressed in the latest fashions.”
To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).
“The fashion designer was proud to have dressed the queen for the charity event.”
To arrange or style (someone's hair).
To adorn or ornament (something).
“It was time to dress the windows for Christmas again.”
Noun 3 meanings
An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.
“Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses.”
Apparel or clothing, especially when appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.
“military dress”
The external covering of an animal (for example, the feathers of a bird) or an object.
Etymology
PIE word *dwís The verb is from Middle English dressen, dresse (“to arrange, put in order”), from Anglo-Norman, Old French dresser, drecier (modern French dresser), from Late Latin *dīrēctiāre (“to guide, direct”), from Classical Latin dīrēctus, whence English direct. Further akin to Latin regō.
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DRESS at a glance
DRESS has 5 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (D 2 + R 1 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,743 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with dress
All rhymesOne letter away
- PRESS7
- DREGS7
- CRESS7
- DROSS6
- TRESS5
- DREES6
- DREST6
- DREKS10
- DREYS9
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