Definition of dress

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• dress is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
• dress is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
• dress is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6

Definition of dress

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (verb)

  Examples

  1. dress the plants in the garden

  Synonyms

  1. clip
  2. crop
  3. cut back
  4. lop
  5. prune
  6. snip
  7. trim
• suitable for formal occasions (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a full-dress uniform
  2. dress shoes

  Synonyms

  1. full-dress
• kill and prepare for market or consumption (verb)

  Examples

  1. dress a turkey

  Synonyms

  1. dress out
• a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. frock
• (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a dress dinner
  2. a full-dress ceremony

  Synonyms

  1. full-dress
• put on clothes (verb)

  Examples

  1. we had to dress quickly
  2. dress the patient
  3. Can the child dress by herself?

  Synonyms

  1. get dressed
• decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. garnish
  2. trim
• clothing in general (noun)

  Examples

  1. fastidious about his dress

  Synonyms

  1. apparel
  2. clothes
  3. wearing apparel
• provide with clothes or put clothes on (verb)

  Examples

  1. Parents must feed and dress their child

  Synonyms

  1. apparel
  2. clothe
  3. enclothe
  4. fit out
  5. garb
  6. garment
  7. habilitate
  8. raiment
  9. tog
• arrange in ranks (verb)

  Examples

  1. dress troops

  Synonyms

  1. line up
• dress or groom with elaborate care (verb)

  Examples

  1. She likes to dress when going to the opera

  Synonyms

  1. plume
  2. preen
  3. primp
• provide with decoration (verb)

  Examples

  1. dress the windows

  Synonyms

  1. decorate
• give a neat appearance to (verb)

  Examples

  1. dress the horses

  Synonyms

  1. curry
  2. groom
• dress in a certain manner (verb)

  Examples

  1. She dresses in the latest Paris fashion
  2. he dressed up in a suit and tie

  Synonyms

  1. dress up
• arrange attractively (verb)

  Examples

  1. dress my hair for the wedding

  Synonyms

  1. arrange
  2. coif
  3. coiffe
  4. coiffure
  5. do
  6. set
• clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion (noun)

  Examples

  1. battle dress

  Synonyms

  1. attire
  2. garb
• apply a bandage or medication to (verb)

  Examples

  1. dress the victim's wounds
• convert into leather (verb)

  Examples

  1. dress the tanned skins
• cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width (verb)
• put a dressing on (verb)

  Examples

  1. dress the salads
• put a finish on (verb)

  Examples

  1. dress the surface smooth

See definition of dress in Merriam Webster