dress - Meaning in Tamil

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dress - Meaning in Tamil

dress Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of dress in English

dress adjective

1. suitable for formal occasions

   Synonyms

   full-dress

   Examples

   • "a full-dress uniform"
   • "dress shoes"
   • "formal wear"
2. (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes

   Synonyms

   full-dress

   Examples

   • "a dress dinner"
   • "a full-dress ceremony"

dress noun

1. clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

   Synonyms

   attire, garb, garb

   Examples

   • "battle dress"
   • "formal attire"
2. clothing in general

   Synonyms

   apparel, clothes, wearing apparel

   Examples

   • "fastidious about his dress"
   • "he always bought his clothes at the same store"
   • "she was refined in her choice of apparel"
3. a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

   Synonyms

   frock

dress verb

1. cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
2. arrange in ranks

   Synonyms

   line up

   Example

   • "dress troops"
3. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

   Synonyms

   garnish, trim

4. provide with decoration

   Synonyms

   decorate

   Example

   • "dress the windows"
5. put a dressing on

   Example

   • "dress the salads"
6. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

   Synonyms

   clip, crop, cut back, lop, lop, prune, snip, trim

   Example

   • "dress the plants in the garden"
7. put a finish on

   Example

   • "dress the surface smooth"
8. arrange attractively

   Synonyms

   arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, do, set, set, set

   Example

   • "dress my hair for the wedding"
9. kill and prepare for market or consumption

   Synonyms

   dress out

   Example

   • "dress a turkey"
10. convert into leather

    Example

    • "dress the tanned skins"
11. apply a bandage or medication to

    Example

    • "dress the victim's wounds"
12. provide with clothes or put clothes on

    Synonyms

    apparel, clothe, enclothe, fit out, garb, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog

    Example

    • "Parents must feed and dress their child"
13. put on clothes

    Synonyms

    get dressed

    Examples

    • "Can the child dress by herself?"
    • "dress the patient"
    • "we had to dress quickly"
14. give a neat appearance to

    Synonyms

    curry, curry, groom

    Examples

    • "dress the horses"
    • "groom the dogs"
15. dress in a certain manner

    Synonyms

    dress up

    Examples

    • "he dressed up in a suit and tie"
    • "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"
16. dress or groom with elaborate care

    Synonyms

    plume, plume, preen, primp

    Example

    • "She likes to dress when going to the opera"

Synonyms of dress

• apparel, clothes, wearing apparel
• attire, garb
• frock
• arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, set
• plume, preen, primp
• dress up
• curry, groom
• get dressed
• apparel, clothe, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog
• dress out
• clip, crop, cut back, lop, prune, snip, trim
• decorate
• garnish, trim
• line up
• full-dress
• full-dress

Antonyms of dress

discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress

Description

A dress is a garment traditionally worn by women or girls consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice. It consists of a top piece that covers the torso and hangs down over the legs. A dress can be any one-piece garment containing a skirt of any length, and can be formal or casual.

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