dress
English Thesaurus
1. clothing in general (noun.artifact)
hyponym | : | workwear, |
definition | : | heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work (noun.artifact) |
2. clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion (noun.artifact)
hyponym | : | ao dai, |
definition | : | the traditional dress of Vietnamese women consisting of a tunic with long sleeves and panels front and back; the tunic is worn over trousers (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | costume, |
definition | : | the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | costume, |
definition | : | the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | costume, |
definition | : | unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | costume, |
definition | : | the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | disguise, |
definition | : | any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | finery, |
definition | : | elaborate or showy attire and accessories (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | habit, |
definition | : | a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | habit, riding habit, |
definition | : | attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | false hair, hairpiece, postiche, |
definition | : | a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | morning dress, |
definition | : | formal attire for men during the daytime (noun.artifact) |
3. a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | woman's clothing, |
definition | : | clothing that is designed for women to wear (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | caftan, kaftan, |
definition | : | a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | chemise, sack, shift, |
definition | : | a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | coatdress, |
definition | : | a dress that is tailored like a coat and buttons up the front (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | dirndl, |
definition | : | a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | gown, |
definition | : | a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | jumper, pinafore, pinny, |
definition | : | a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | kirtle, |
definition | : | a long dress worn by women (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | morning dress, |
definition | : | a woman's informal dress for housework (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | polonaise, |
definition | : | a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | saree, sari, |
definition | : | a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | shirtdress, |
definition | : | a dress that is tailored like a shirt and has buttons all the way down the front (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | strapless, |
definition | : | a woman's garment that exposes the shoulders and has no shoulder straps (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | sundress, |
definition | : | a light loose sleeveless summer dress with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps that expose the arms and shoulders (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | bodice, |
definition | : | part of a dress above the waist (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | neckline, |
definition | : | the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | hemline, |
definition | : | the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat (noun.location) |
4. arrange attractively (verb.body)
hypernym | : | groom, neaten, |
definition | : | care for one's external appearance (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | bob, |
definition | : | cut hair in the style of a bob (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | wave, |
definition | : | set waves in (verb.body) |
verb group | : | curry, dress, groom, |
definition | : | give a neat appearance to (verb.body) |
5. dress or groom with elaborate care (verb.body)
hypernym | : | attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, |
definition | : | put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive (verb.body) |
6. dress in a certain manner (verb.body)
hyponym | : | vest, |
definition | : | clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments (verb.body) |
verb group | : | attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, |
definition | : | put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive (verb.body) |
7. give a neat appearance to (verb.body)
8. put on clothes (verb.body)
hypernym | : | change, |
definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, |
definition | : | put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | dress, dress up, |
definition | : | dress in a certain manner (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | prink, |
definition | : | dress very carefully and in a finicky manner (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | bundle up, |
definition | : | dress warmly (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | cross-dress, |
definition | : | dress in the clothes of the other sex (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | dandify, |
definition | : | dress like a dandy (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | change, |
definition | : | change clothes; put on different clothes (verb.change) |
verb group | : | dress, dress up, |
definition | : | dress in a certain manner (verb.body) |
verb group | : | apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog, |
definition | : | provide with clothes or put clothes on (verb.body) |
9. provide with clothes or put clothes on (verb.body)
hypernym | : | change state, turn, |
definition | : | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | cover, wrap up, |
definition | : | clothe, as if for protection from the elements (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | jacket, |
definition | : | put a jacket on (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | frock, |
definition | : | put a frock on (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | shirt, |
definition | : | put a shirt on (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | habit, |
definition | : | put a habit on (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | vesture, |
definition | : | provide or cover with a cloak (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | underdress, |
definition | : | dress without sufficient warmth (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | corset, |
definition | : | dress with a corset (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | shoe, |
definition | : | furnish with shoes (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | coat, |
definition | : | cover or provide with a coat (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | robe, vest, |
definition | : | clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | gown, |
definition | : | dress in a gown (verb.body) |
10. apply a bandage or medication to (verb.body)
hypernym | : | care for, treat, |
definition | : | provide treatment for (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | plaster, poultice, |
definition | : | dress by covering with a therapeutic substance (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | bandage, |
definition | : | dress by covering or binding (verb.body) |
domain category | : | medicine, practice of medicine, |
definition | : | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries (noun.act) |
11. convert into leather (verb.change)
hypernym | : | convert, |
definition | : | change the nature, purpose, or function of something (verb.change) |
12. kill and prepare for market or consumption (verb.change)
entail | : | kill, |
definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
verb group | : | dress, |
definition | : | put a dressing on (verb.contact) |
verb group | : | dress, garnish, trim, |
definition | : | decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods (verb.creation) |
13. cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | pare, trim, |
definition | : | remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size (verb.contact) |
14. put a finish on (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | finish, |
definition | : | provide with a finish (verb.contact) |
15. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | thin out, |
definition | : | make sparse (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | shear, |
definition | : | cut with shears (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | poll, pollard, |
definition | : | convert into a pollard (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | pinch, top, |
definition | : | cut the top off (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | disbud, |
definition | : | thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers (verb.contact) |
16. put a dressing on (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | apply, put on, |
definition | : | apply to a surface (verb.contact) |
verb group | : | dress, dress out, |
definition | : | kill and prepare for market or consumption (verb.change) |
verb group | : | dress, garnish, trim, |
definition | : | decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods (verb.creation) |
domain category | : | cookery, cooking, preparation, |
definition | : | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act) |
17. provide with decoration (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | arrange, set up, |
definition | : | put into a proper or systematic order (verb.contact) |
18. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods (verb.creation)
verb group | : | dress, dress out, |
definition | : | kill and prepare for market or consumption (verb.change) |
verb group | : | dress, |
definition | : | put a dressing on (verb.contact) |
19. arrange in ranks (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | position, |
definition | : | cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation (verb.motion) |
20. (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes (adj.all)
similar | : | formal, formal, |
definition | : | being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) (adj.all) |
21. clothing in general (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog, |
definition | : | provide with clothes or put clothes on (verb.body) |
22. clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, |
definition | : | put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive (verb.body) |
derivation | : | dress, dress up, |
definition | : | dress in a certain manner (verb.body) |
derivation | : | apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog, |
definition | : | provide with clothes or put clothes on (verb.body) |
derivation | : | dressy, |
definition | : | in fancy clothing (adj.all) |
23. a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | frock, |
definition | : | put a frock on (verb.body) |
24. arrange attractively (verb.body)
derivation | : | arrangement, |
definition | : | an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging (noun.group) |
25. dress or groom with elaborate care (verb.body)
derivation | : | primping, |
definition | : | careful or finicky grooming (noun.act) |
26. dress in a certain manner (verb.body)
derivation | : | attire, dress, garb, |
definition | : | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | dresser, |
definition | : | a person who dresses in a particular way (noun.person) |
27. give a neat appearance to (verb.body)
28. put on clothes (verb.body)
also | : | attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, |
definition | : | put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive (verb.body) |
derivation | : | dressing, grooming, |
definition | : | the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes (noun.act) |
29. provide with clothes or put clothes on (verb.body)
derivation | : | dressing, grooming, |
definition | : | the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes (noun.act) |
derivation | : | array, raiment, regalia, |
definition | : | especially fine or decorative clothing (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | attire, dress, garb, |
definition | : | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | garment, |
definition | : | an article of clothing (noun.artifact) |
30. apply a bandage or medication to (verb.body)
31. convert into leather (verb.change)
derivation | : | dressing, |
definition | : | processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather (noun.act) |
32. kill and prepare for market or consumption (verb.change)
derivation | : | dressing, stuffing, |
definition | : | a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables (noun.food) |
33. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (verb.contact)
derivation | : | clip, clipping, snip, |
definition | : | the act of clipping or snipping (noun.act) |
derivation | : | clipping, trim, trimming, |
definition | : | cutting down to the desired size or shape (noun.act) |
derivation | : | pruning, |
definition | : | the act of trimming a plant (noun.act) |
derivation | : | clipper, |
definition | : | shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural) (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | lopper, pruner, pruning hook, |
definition | : | a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | snip, snippet, snipping, |
definition | : | a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | pruner, trimmer, |
definition | : | a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs (noun.person) |
derivation | : | crop, harvest, |
definition | : | the yield from plants in a single growing season (noun.plant) |
34. put a dressing on (verb.contact)
derivation | : | dressing, salad dressing, |
definition | : | savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type (noun.food) |
35. provide with decoration (verb.contact)
derivation | : | decoration, |
definition | : | the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | decor, interior decoration, |
definition | : | decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior (noun.artifact) |
36. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods (verb.creation)
derivation | : | garnish, |
definition | : | any decoration added as a trimming or adornment (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | garnish, |
definition | : | something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration (noun.food) |
37. clothing in general (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog, |
definition | : | provide with clothes or put clothes on (verb.body) |
38. clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, |
definition | : | put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive (verb.body) |
derivation | : | dress, dress up, |
definition | : | dress in a certain manner (verb.body) |
derivation | : | apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog, |
definition | : | provide with clothes or put clothes on (verb.body) |
derivation | : | dressy, |
definition | : | in fancy clothing (adj.all) |
39. a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | frock, |
definition | : | put a frock on (verb.body) |
40. arrange attractively (verb.body)
derivation | : | arrangement, |
definition | : | an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging (noun.group) |
41. dress or groom with elaborate care (verb.body)
derivation | : | primping, |
definition | : | careful or finicky grooming (noun.act) |
42. dress in a certain manner (verb.body)
derivation | : | attire, dress, garb, |
definition | : | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | dresser, |
definition | : | a person who dresses in a particular way (noun.person) |
43. give a neat appearance to (verb.body)
44. put on clothes (verb.body)
also | : | attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, |
definition | : | put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive (verb.body) |
derivation | : | dressing, grooming, |
definition | : | the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes (noun.act) |
45. provide with clothes or put clothes on (verb.body)
derivation | : | dressing, grooming, |
definition | : | the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes (noun.act) |
derivation | : | array, raiment, regalia, |
definition | : | especially fine or decorative clothing (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | attire, dress, garb, |
definition | : | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | garment, |
definition | : | an article of clothing (noun.artifact) |
46. apply a bandage or medication to (verb.body)
47. convert into leather (verb.change)
derivation | : | dressing, |
definition | : | processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather (noun.act) |
48. kill and prepare for market or consumption (verb.change)
derivation | : | dressing, stuffing, |
definition | : | a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables (noun.food) |
49. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (verb.contact)
derivation | : | clip, clipping, snip, |
definition | : | the act of clipping or snipping (noun.act) |
derivation | : | clipping, trim, trimming, |
definition | : | cutting down to the desired size or shape (noun.act) |
derivation | : | pruning, |
definition | : | the act of trimming a plant (noun.act) |
derivation | : | clipper, |
definition | : | shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural) (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | lopper, pruner, pruning hook, |
definition | : | a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | snip, snippet, snipping, |
definition | : | a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | pruner, trimmer, |
definition | : | a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs (noun.person) |
derivation | : | crop, harvest, |
definition | : | the yield from plants in a single growing season (noun.plant) |
50. put a dressing on (verb.contact)
derivation | : | dressing, salad dressing, |
definition | : | savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type (noun.food) |
51. provide with decoration (verb.contact)
derivation | : | decoration, |
definition | : | the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | decor, interior decoration, |
definition | : | decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior (noun.artifact) |
52. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods (verb.creation)
derivation | : | garnish, |
definition | : | any decoration added as a trimming or adornment (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | garnish, |
definition | : | something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration (noun.food) |
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