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Definition dress in British English

dress verb

verb
/dres/
1

to put on clothes. This verb is common in writing, but when you are speaking it is more usual to say that you get dressed

Example

It only took her ten minutes to shower and dress.

Synonyms and related words
put on wear get dressed
1.1

to put on clothes of a particular type

Example

He tends to dress in dark colours.

Example

The nurses had decided to dress as clowns for Halloween.

Synonyms and related words
put on wear get dressed
1.2

to put clothes on someone

Example

We wash the children and dress them for school.

Example

Our youngest boy can already dress himself.

Synonyms and related words
put on wear get dressed
1.3

to choose or design the clothes that someone wears

Example

He dresses many of Europe's most glamorous women.

Synonyms and related words
put on wear get dressed
1.4

to put on clothes that are suitable for a particular occasion or event

Example

It would be sensible to dress for cold weather.

Example

They dressed for dinner every night (=put on formal clothes for the evening meal).

Synonyms and related words
put on wear get dressed
2

to clean an injury and cover it with a piece of soft cloth called a dressing

Synonyms and related words
anaesthetise anaesthetize anesthetize
3

to add flavour to a salad by putting a mixture of liquids such as oil and lemon juice on it. The mixture is called a dressing.

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bake beat blanch
4

to prepare something such as a chicken or crab (=a sea animal) by cleaning it and taking out the parts that you cannot eat

Synonyms and related words
bake beat blanch
Definition dress in British English

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cocktail dress (noun) dress (verb) dress (noun) dress (up) to the nines (phrase) dress circle (noun) dress code (noun) dress down (phrasal verb) dress rehearsal (noun) dress sense (noun) dress shirt (noun) dress someone’s hair (phrase) dress uniform (noun) dress up (phrasal verb) dress-down day (noun) evening dress (noun) fancy dress (noun) fancy dress party (noun) full dress (noun) the part (phrase) morning dress (noun) national dress (noun) slip dress (noun) wedding dress (noun)