Meaning & use
dress
A one-piece garment for women or girls that covers the body and extends down over the legs.
See it in a sentence
She wore a bright yellow dress to the outdoor summer wedding.
The tailor hemmed the dress so it would fit perfectly for the event.
A note on using this word
As a verb, dress means to put on clothes generally, not only the garment described in the noun sense.
Words with a similar meaning
gownfrock
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To put on clothes, or to clothe someone else.
He dressed quickly after the alarm went off twenty minutes late.
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