Dress
noun
A one-piece garment for a woman or girl that covers the body and extends down over the legs.
She wore a beautiful dress to the party.
Often appears as...
- wear a dress
- fancy dress
verb
To put on clothes.
She dressed quickly in the morning.
Often appears as...
- dress quickly
- dress for the occasion
verb
To prepare or arrange something in a certain way.
He dressed the salad with vinaigrette.
Often appears as...
- dress a salad
- dress a wound
Usage tips
Cooking
verb
To treat something to make it ready for use.
The butcher dressed the meat.
Often appears as...
- dress meat
- dress a stone
verb
To cover something with a substance to make it more attractive or tastier.
She dressed her salad with a special sauce.
Often appears as...
- dress a salad
- dress with sauce
verb
To arrange or set something in a neat or ordered way.
Dress ranks, soldiers!
Often appears as...
- dress ranks
- dress files
Usage tips
Military
noun
A one-piece garment for a woman or girl that covers the body and extends down over the legs.
She wore a beautiful dress to the party.
Often appears as...
- wear a dress
- fancy dress
verb
To put on clothes.
She dressed quickly in the morning.
Often appears as...
- dress quickly
- dress for the occasion
verb
To prepare or arrange something in a certain way.
He dressed the salad with vinaigrette.
Often appears as...
- dress a salad
- dress a wound
Usage tips
Cooking
verb
To treat something to make it ready for use.
The butcher dressed the meat.
Often appears as...
- dress meat
- dress a stone
verb
To cover something with a substance to make it more attractive or tastier.
She dressed her salad with a special sauce.
Often appears as...
- dress a salad
- dress with sauce
verb
To arrange or set something in a neat or ordered way.
Dress ranks, soldiers!
Often appears as...
- dress ranks
- dress files
Usage tips
Military
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Event Appropriateness
Some dresses are suited for specific events, like 'ball gowns' for formal dances.
She chose a cocktail dress for the casual party.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Variations
The style of dresses varies widely by culture and can carry traditional significance.
She wore a kimono, a traditional Japanese dress, to the festival.
Pro Tip 3/3Fashion Evolution
Dress styles can often signal the era they're from, like 'flapper dresses' from the 1920s.
Vintage shops often have dresses from the 1960s.
Pro Tip 1/3Event Appropriateness
Some dresses are suited for specific events, like 'ball gowns' for formal dances.
She chose a cocktail dress for the casual party.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Variations
The style of dresses varies widely by culture and can carry traditional significance.
She wore a kimono, a traditional Japanese dress, to the festival.
Pro Tip 3/3Fashion Evolution
Dress styles can often signal the era they're from, like 'flapper dresses' from the 1920s.
Vintage shops often have dresses from the 1960s.
Pro Tip 1/3Event Appropriateness
Some dresses are suited for specific events, like 'ball gowns' for formal dances.
She chose a cocktail dress for the casual party.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Variations
The style of dresses varies widely by culture and can carry traditional significance.
She wore a kimono, a traditional Japanese dress, to the festival.
Pro Tip 3/3Fashion Evolution
Dress styles can often signal the era they're from, like 'flapper dresses' from the 1920s.
Vintage shops often have dresses from the 1960s.
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Exploring the Bay of...
This is about the victims of war. So it like, goes from the very tangible here, - into a more abstract spiritual world. - That's right, yep. - Okay. - Yep. What are the best reactions you get from travellers from far away places, or from closer places? There’s this idea that you come here and everyone’s dressed on a piupiu, and you know, they’ve been here forever and a day, but no,
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Erika Larsen: The...
of their traditional dress, which is called the Gahkti. But in time I learned that it had deeper significance. The Gahkti would tell an outsider exactly where they were coming from what village they were coming from. But even more so it could tell you what family they belonged to. And if you really knew what you were doing
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How to write descriptivel...
and their brains engage in the absorbing task of figuring out what a stewed-cherry dress is like. Suddenly, they're on a beach about to fall in love. They're experiencing the story at both a visceral and a conceptual level, meeting the writer halfway in the imaginative play of creating a dynamic world of the senses.
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Why don't oil and water...
their size is really disruptive to the dance and the random exchange of partners that the waters engage in, a very important part of the dance. In addition, they are not great dancers. The water molecules try to engage the oil molecules in the dance, but they just keep bumping into their dresses
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How the bra was invented...
shoulder straps, and a chest band that clasps in back. At first, the bras are included with the sale of a dress, but the popularity of the undergarment soon outstrips that of the garment itself. The three establish a business selling exclusively bras and call it Maidenform.
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Looks aren't everything....
except for earlier, but the free stuff that I get is the free stuff that I get in real life, and that's what we don't like to talk about. I grew up in Cambridge, and one time I went into a store and I forgot my money and they gave me the dress for free.
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An ode to the millennial...
criticizing my generation forgetting who raised it you either accept us or you reject us but there's no way you're ever going to deliver that message the way you would dress us because you keep telling us to look up from our screens just so we can
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Inside a cartoonist's...
and a backstory. The characters must be dressed to fit the idea, speak in a way that is natural and forwards the idea or gives the punchline. Nothing should be in the cartoon that is not absolutely necessary for the advancement of the idea.
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The Reality Behind...
There's millions and millions and millions of videos of reptiles doing so many different things, whether they're being dressed up or being made to bite or put in funny positions. This is a huge world.
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Depression, the secret...
and they don't fight like they did. That's all I need now, is my kids. Things keep on changing, the way I dress, the way I feel, the way I act. I can go outside not being afraid anymore,
Video examples
Exploring the Bay of...
This is about the victims of war. So it like, goes from the very tangible here, - into a more abstract spiritual world. - That's right, yep. - Okay. - Yep. What are the best reactions you get from travellers from far away places, or from closer places? There’s this idea that you come here and everyone’s dressed on a piupiu, and you know, they’ve been here forever and a day, but no,
Video examples
Erika Larsen: The...
of their traditional dress, which is called the Gahkti. But in time I learned that it had deeper significance. The Gahkti would tell an outsider exactly where they were coming from what village they were coming from. But even more so it could tell you what family they belonged to. And if you really knew what you were doing
Video examples
How to write descriptivel...
and their brains engage in the absorbing task of figuring out what a stewed-cherry dress is like. Suddenly, they're on a beach about to fall in love. They're experiencing the story at both a visceral and a conceptual level, meeting the writer halfway in the imaginative play of creating a dynamic world of the senses.
Video examples
Why don't oil and water...
their size is really disruptive to the dance and the random exchange of partners that the waters engage in, a very important part of the dance. In addition, they are not great dancers. The water molecules try to engage the oil molecules in the dance, but they just keep bumping into their dresses
Video examples
How the bra was invented...
shoulder straps, and a chest band that clasps in back. At first, the bras are included with the sale of a dress, but the popularity of the undergarment soon outstrips that of the garment itself. The three establish a business selling exclusively bras and call it Maidenform.
Video examples
Looks aren't everything....
except for earlier, but the free stuff that I get is the free stuff that I get in real life, and that's what we don't like to talk about. I grew up in Cambridge, and one time I went into a store and I forgot my money and they gave me the dress for free.
Video examples
An ode to the millennial...
criticizing my generation forgetting who raised it you either accept us or you reject us but there's no way you're ever going to deliver that message the way you would dress us because you keep telling us to look up from our screens just so we can
Video examples
Inside a cartoonist's...
and a backstory. The characters must be dressed to fit the idea, speak in a way that is natural and forwards the idea or gives the punchline. Nothing should be in the cartoon that is not absolutely necessary for the advancement of the idea.
Video examples
The Reality Behind...
There's millions and millions and millions of videos of reptiles doing so many different things, whether they're being dressed up or being made to bite or put in funny positions. This is a huge world.
Video examples
Depression, the secret...
and they don't fight like they did. That's all I need now, is my kids. Things keep on changing, the way I dress, the way I feel, the way I act. I can go outside not being afraid anymore,
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Future
American Musician
I take a little bit from everybody and add that to my life to make me, me. I wanna be nobody else but Future. When you look at me, I want you to say, 'Future.' The way I talk, the way I dress, there's nobody in the world but me.
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Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born.
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Al Pacino
American Actor
My grandmother always came to my shows. She was always concerned about the way I dressed - even later on, when I was well known and I supported her.
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Rita Ora
British Musician
I feel like I'm a character already, as in, like, I love dressing up.
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Kelly Marie Tran
American Actress
Seeing someone dressed up as your character is incredible.
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Emmanuel Adebayor
Athlete
I have never been a bad influence in the dressing room.
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Wynton Marsalis
American Musician
I dress up a certain way because I respect the music.
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Jinkx Monsoon
American Entertainer
I've been dressing like a girl my entire life!
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Russell Crowe
Australian Actor
It is important to dress for success.
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Yves Saint Laurent
French Designer
Dressing is a way of life.
Quote examples
Future
American Musician
I take a little bit from everybody and add that to my life to make me, me. I wanna be nobody else but Future. When you look at me, I want you to say, 'Future.' The way I talk, the way I dress, there's nobody in the world but me.
Quote examples
Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born.
Quote examples
Al Pacino
American Actor
My grandmother always came to my shows. She was always concerned about the way I dressed - even later on, when I was well known and I supported her.
Quote examples
Rita Ora
British Musician
I feel like I'm a character already, as in, like, I love dressing up.
Quote examples
Kelly Marie Tran
American Actress
Seeing someone dressed up as your character is incredible.
Quote examples
Emmanuel Adebayor
Athlete
I have never been a bad influence in the dressing room.
Quote examples
Wynton Marsalis
American Musician
I dress up a certain way because I respect the music.
Quote examples
Jinkx Monsoon
American Entertainer
I've been dressing like a girl my entire life!
Quote examples
Russell Crowe
Australian Actor
It is important to dress for success.
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Yves Saint Laurent
French Designer
Dressing is a way of life.
Example 1 of 10
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