Dress Definition–noun | 1. | an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. |
| 2. | clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. |
| 4. | a particular form of appearance; guise. |
| 5. | outer covering, as the plumage of birds. |
–adjective | 6. | of or for a dress or dresses. |
| 7. | of or for a formal occasion. |
| 8. | requiring formal dress. |
–verb (used with object)
| 10. | to put formal or evening clothes on. |
| 11. | to trim; ornament; adorn: to dress a store window; to dress a Christmas tree. |
| 12. | to design clothing for or sell clothes to. |
| 13. | to comb out and do up (hair). |
| 14. | to cut up, trim, and remove the skin, feathers, viscera, etc., from (an animal, meat, fowl, or flesh of a fowl) for market or for cooking (often fol. by out when referring to a large animal): We dressed three chickens for the dinner. He dressed out the deer when he got back to camp. |
| 15. | to prepare (skins, fabrics, timber, stone, ore, etc.
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) by special processes. |
| 16. | to apply medication or a dressing to (a wound or sore). |
| 17. | to make straight; bring (troops) into line: to dress ranks. |
| 18. | to make (stone, wood, or other building material) smooth. |
| 19. | to cultivate (land, fields, etc.). |
| 20. | Theater. to arrange (a stage) by effective placement of properties, scenery, actors, etc. |
| 21. | to ornament (a vessel) with ensigns, house flags, code flags, etc.: The bark was dressed with masthead flags only. |
| 22. | Angling. | a. | to prepare or bait (a fishhook) for use. |
| b. | to prepare (bait, esp. an artificial fly) for use. |
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| 23. | Printing. to fit (furniture) around and between pages in a chase prior to locking it up. |
| 24. | to supply with accessories, optional features, etc.: to have one's new car fully dressed. |
–verb (used without object) | 25. | to clothe or attire oneself; put on one's clothes: Wake up and dress, now! |
| 26. | to put on or wear formal or fancy clothes: to dress for dinner. |
| 27. | to come into line, as troops. |
| 28. | to align oneself with the next soldier, marcher, dancer, etc., in line. |
—Verb phrases| 29. | dress down,
| c. | to dress informally or less formally: to dress down for the shipboard luau. |
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| 30. | dress up, | a. | to put on one's best or fanciest clothing; dress relatively formally: They were dressed up for the Easter parade. |
| b. | to dress in costume or in another person's clothes: to dress up in Victorian clothing; to dress up as Marie Antoinette. |
| c. | to embellish or disguise, esp. in order to make more appealing or acceptable: to dress up the facts with colorful details. |
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—Idiom| 31. | dress ship, | a. | to decorate a ship by hoisting lines of flags running its full length. |
| b. | U.S. Navy. to display the national ensigns at each masthead and a larger ensign on the flagstaff. |
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For Definition–preposition | 1. | with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise. |
| 2. | intended to belong to, or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes. |
| 3. | suiting the purposes or needs of: medicine for the aged. |
| 4. | in ord
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er to obtain, gain, or acquire: a suit for alimony; to work for wages. |
| 5. | (used to express a wish, as of something to be experienced or obtained): O, for a cold drink! |
| 6. | sensitive or responsive to: an eye for beauty. |
| 7. | desirous of: a longing for something; a taste for fancy clothes. |
| 8. | in consideration or payment of; in return for: three for a dollar; to be thanked for one's efforts. |
| 9. | appropriate or adapted to: a subject for speculation; clothes for winter. |
| 10. | with regard or respect to: pressed for time; too warm for April. |
| 11. | during the continuance of: for a long time. |
| 12. | in favor of; on the side of: to be for honest government. |
| 13. | in place of; instead of: a substitute for butter. |
| 14. | in the interest of; on behalf of: to act for a client. |
| 15. | in exchange for; as an offset to: blow for blow; money for goods. |
| 16. | in punishment of: payment for the crime. |
| 17. | in honor of: to give a dinner for a person. |
| 18. | with the purpose of reaching: to start for London. |
| 19. | contributive to: for the advantage of everybody. |
| 20. | in order to save: to flee for one's life. |
| 21. | in order to become: to train recruits for soldier
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| 22. | in assignment
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or attribution to: an appointment for the afternoon; That's for you to decide. |
| 23. | such as to allow of or to require: too many for separate mention. |
| 24. | such as results in: his reason for going. |
| 25. | as affecting the interests or circumstances of: bad for one's health. |
| 26. | in proportion or with reference to: He is tall for his age. |
| 27. | in
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the character of; as being: to know a thing for a fact. |
| 28. | by reason of; because of: to shout for joy; a city famed for its beauty. |
| 29. | in spite of: He's a decent guy for all that. |
| 30. | to the extent or amount of: to walk for a mile. |
| 31. | (used to introduce a subject in an infinitive phrase): It's time for me to go. |
| 32. | (used to indicate the number of successes out of a specified number of attempts): The batter was 2 for 4 in the game. |
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—Idiom| 35. | for it, British. in (def. 33). |
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Prom Definition–noun | a formal dance, esp. one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year. |
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