DRESSES Synonyms: 281 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of dress

as in gowns

a garment with a joined blouse and skirt usually worn by a woman or girl what a lovely dress you're wearing today!

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as in costumes

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation a bagpiper in full Scottish Highlander dress

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as in looks

the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality another version of the Cinderella story but in modern-romance dress

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dresses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dress

as in bandages

to cover with a bandage first wash and then dress the wound

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as in decorates

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming let's dress up the room with some greenery for the holiday party

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as in polishes

to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure dress the granite block to be used as the headstone on all four sides

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as in clothes

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes dressed the young girl in satin and lace

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as in suits

to put on one's best or formal clothes we don't usually dress for dinner

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as in grows

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care dress the beans by applying fertilizer once a week

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There isn't much that grows in the barren ground here, but Taleb points out fledgling mint, garlic and potato plants.

Jane Arraf, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
However, there is a fundamental challenge in quantum computing space, as an increasing number of errors arise as the system grows in complexity with a higher number of qubits.

Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024

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