dress

VERBNOUNADJECTIVE /drɛs/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH D

dress is a valid 5-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2R1E1S1S1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does dress mean?

VERB · 16 SENSES
1

Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of.

“dress the plants in the garden”

BROADER
2

Arrange in ranks.

“dress troops”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
3

Dress or groom with elaborate care.

“She likes to dress when going to the opera”

4

Provide with decoration.

“dress the windows”

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5

Give a neat appearance to.

“dress the horses”

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6

Dress in a certain manner.

“She dresses in the latest Paris fashion”

“he dressed up in a suit and tie”

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
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7

Arrange attractively.

“dress my hair for the wedding”

NARROWER
8

Apply a bandage or medication to.

“dress the victim's wounds”

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9

Convert into leather.

“dress the tanned skins”

BROADER
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10

Cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width.

BROADER
11

Put a dressing on.

“dress the salads”

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12

Put a finish on.

“dress the surface smooth”

BROADER
13

Kill and prepare for market or consumption.

“dress a turkey”

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14

Put on clothes.

“we had to dress quickly”

“dress the patient”

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ANTONYMS
BROADER
15

Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods.

SYNONYMS
16

Provide with clothes or put clothes on.

“Parents must feed and dress their child”

ANTONYMS
NOUN · 3 SENSES
2

A one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice.

SYNONYMS
3

Clothing in general.

“fastidious about his dress”

NARROWER
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1

Suitable for formal occasions.

“a full-dress uniform”

“dress shoes”

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SIMILAR
2

(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes.

“a dress dinner”

“a full-dress ceremony”

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