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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist.

   “Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses.”

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   Apparel, clothing.

   “He came to the party in formal dress.”

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   A dress rehearsal.

5. Meaning 5 · verb

   To fit out with the necessary clothing; to clothe, put clothes on (something or someone).

   “He was dressed in the latest fashions.”

6. Meaning 6 · verb

   To clothe oneself; to put on clothes.

   “I rose and dressed before daybreak.  It's very cold out. Dress warm.”

7. Meaning 7 · verb

   To put on the uniform and equipment necessary to play the game.

   “Due to a left ankle sprain, Kobe Bryant did not dress for the game against Indiana”

8. Meaning 8 · verb

   Of a man, to allow the genitals to fall to one side or other within the trousers.

   “Does sir dress to the right or the left?”

9. Meaning 9 · verb

   To prepare (food) for cooking, especially by seasoning it.

10. Meaning 10 · verb

    To prepare oneself; to make ready.

11. Meaning 11 · verb

    To adorn, ornament.

    “It was time to dress the windows for Christmas again.”

12. Meaning 12 · verb

    To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when "dressed full", the signal flags and pennants are added.

13. Meaning 13 · verb

    To prepare (a set) by installing the props, scenery, etc.

14. Meaning 14 · verb

    To treat (a wound, or wounded person).

15. Meaning 15 · verb

    To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.

    “to dress leather or cloth;  to dress a garden;  to dress grain, by cleansing it;  in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them”

16. Meaning 16 · verb

    To prepare the surface of (a material; usually stone or lumber).

17. Meaning 17 · verb

    To manure (land).

18. Meaning 18 · verb

    To bolt or sift flour.

19. Meaning 19 · verb

    (sometimes imperative) To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align.

    “Right, dress!”

20. Meaning 20 · verb

    To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.

How this word is used

• Everyday “Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses.”
• General “He came to the party in formal dress.”
• Everyday “He was dressed in the latest fashions.”
• General “I rose and dressed before daybreak.  It's very cold out. Dress warm.”
• General “Due to a left ankle sprain, Kobe Bryant did not dress for the game against Indiana”
• General “Does sir dress to the right or the left?”
• General “It was time to dress the windows for Christmas again.”
• General “to dress leather or cloth;  to dress a garden;  to dress grain, by cleansing it;  in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them”
• General “Right, dress!”

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