Definition of dressing
noun:
- savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type. Synonyms: salad dressing.
- a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables. Synonyms: stuffing.
- making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure. Synonyms: fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization.
- a cloth covering for a wound or sore. Synonyms: medical dressing.
- processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather.
- the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes. Synonyms: grooming.
- the act of applying a bandage. Synonyms: bandaging, binding.
verb:
- put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly", "dress the patient", "Can the child dress by herself?". Synonyms: dress, get dressed. Antonyms: undress.
- provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child". Synonyms: apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog. Antonyms: undress.
- put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth". Synonyms: dress.
- dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion", "he dressed up in a suit and tie". Synonyms: dress, dress up.
- dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera". Synonyms: dress, plume, preen, primp.
- kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey". Synonyms: dress, dress out.
- arrange in ranks; "dress troops". Synonyms: dress, line up.
- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods. Synonyms: dress, garnish, trim.
- provide with decoration; "dress the windows". Synonyms: decorate, dress.
- put a dressing on; "dress the salads". Synonyms: dress.
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden". Synonyms: clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim.
- cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width. Synonyms: dress.
- convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins". Synonyms: dress.
- apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds". Synonyms: dress.
- give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs", "dress the horses". Synonyms: curry, dress, groom.
- arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding". Synonyms: arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set.
Related words
assume, attire, bandage, bob, cataplasm, change, coat, compress, corset, costume, cover, dandify, disbud, don, dress, farce, forcemeat, frock, gown, habit, investment, jacket, mayo, mayonnaise, overclothe, overdress, patch, pinch, plaster, poll, pollard, poultice, prim, primping, prink, robe, shear, shirt, shoe, toilet, toilette, top, underdress, vest, vesture, vinaigrette, wave, wear.
Words nearby
pressing.
Rhymes with
blessing, caressing, coalescing, compressing, depressing, distressing, guessing, lessing, pressing, professing, repressing.
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