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Nouns (5)

dress, frock

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

attire, garb, dress

n. clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"

Verbs (54)

v. raise; "up the ante"

dress

v. dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"

dress

v. apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds"

dress

v. put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth"

dress

v. put a dressing on; "dress the salads"

dress, get dressed

v. put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"

dress, convert into leather

v. convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins"

dress, dress out

v. kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"

dress, decorate

v. provide with decoration; "dress the windows"

dress, bring into line

v. arrange in ranks; "dress troops"

plume, dress, preen, primp

v. dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"

dress, curry, groom

v. give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"

trim, dress, garnish

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

dress, line up, come into line

v. arrange in ranks; "dress troops"

set, coif, dress, coiffure, do, arrange, coiffe

v. arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"

clip, snip, trim, crop, dress, prune, cut back, lop

v. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

cover, apparel, garb, dress, raiment, garment, clothe, enclothe, tog, habilitate, fit out

v. provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"

Adverbs (3)

up, upward, upwards

adv. spatially, temporally, or metaphorically up :"Look up!" "Let's move the date up"; "The music surged up"

Adjectives (16)

adj. used up; "time is up"

adj. (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?"

adj. open; "the windows are up"

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

up, improving

adj. getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"

dress, full-dress

adj. (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony"

dress, full-dress

adj. suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes"

up, astir, out of bed

adj. out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"

up, upbound, upward

adj. extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"

Fuzzynyms (132)

skirt

n. cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

tunic

n. any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees

cassock

n. a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers

habit

n. a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order)

vestment

n. gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy

livery

n. uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs

vestment

n. gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy

furnishings, trappings

n. (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel

attire, get up, prink, overdress, fancy up, trick up, trick out, deck up, tog up, deck out, rig out, tog out, dress up, fig out, fig up, gussy up

v. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"

trim, dress, garnish

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

ornament, grace, beautify, embellish, adorn, decorate

v. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

ornament, grace, beautify, embellish, adorn, decorate

v. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

brush

v. rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"

beautify, embellish, prettify

v. make more beautiful

range, array, set out, lay out

v. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments"

order, bring order into, bring order to

v. bring order to or into; "Order these files"

dress, decorate

v. provide with decoration; "dress the windows"

cover, apparel, garb, dress, raiment, garment, clothe, enclothe, tog, habilitate, fit out

v. provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"

cut, trim, reduce, cut back, cut down on, cut down, trim down, trim back, make a reduction in, bring down

v. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

thin, make thinner, make thin

v. make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution"

cut, prune, rationalize

v. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

shave, knock off

v. cut the price of

cut short, truncate

v. make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"

pare, decrease gradually, pare down

v. decrease gradually or bit by bit

attire, get up, prink, overdress, fancy up, trick up, trick out, deck up, tog up, deck out, rig out, tog out, dress up, fig out, fig up, gussy up

v. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"

deck, bedight, bedeck

v. decorate; "deck the halls with holly"

wear, don, put on, get into

v. put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"

outfit, fit, fit out, equip

v. provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"

cloak, mask, dissemble

v. hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment"

trim, dress, garnish

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

roll, wind, wrap, encircle, enlace

v. wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"

insulate

v. protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"

treat, care for

v. provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

soak, imbue, saturate

v. lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid

failing

adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

Synonyms (71)

over, completed, terminated, concluded, ended, all over

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

done, through, through with

adj. having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

through with, done with

adj. having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking"

running, working, operative, functional

adj. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"

elevated

adj. raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"

upraised, lifted

adj. held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"

ascending

adj. moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"

high

adj. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"

bull

adj. characterized by rising prices: "a bull market"

emerging

adj. coming to maturity; "the rising generation"

ceremonial, solemn

adj. marked by pomp or ceremony or formality; "a ceremonial occasion"; "ceremonial garb"

conventional, ceremonious

adj. rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"

form-only

adj. being a matter of form only; lacking substance; "a form-only requirement that is usually ignored"

dress, full-dress

adj. suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes"

nominal, titular

adj. existing in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his party"

positive, prescribed

adj. formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws"

perfunctory, pro forma

adj. as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election"

semi-formal, black-tie

adj. moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket; "he wore semiformal attire"; "a black-tie dinner"

white-tie

adj. requiring white ties and tailcoats for men; "a white-tie occasion"

ceremonial, solemn

adj. marked by pomp or ceremony or formality; "a ceremonial occasion"; "ceremonial garb"

conventional, ceremonious

adj. rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"

dress, full-dress

adj. (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony"

form-only

adj. being a matter of form only; lacking substance; "a form-only requirement that is usually ignored"

nominal, titular

adj. existing in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his party"

positive, prescribed

adj. formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws"

perfunctory, pro forma

adj. as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election"

semi-formal, black-tie

adj. moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket; "he wore semiformal attire"; "a black-tie dinner"

white-tie

adj. requiring white ties and tailcoats for men; "a white-tie occasion"

insomniac, sleepless, wakeful

adj. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare

unsleeping, wide-awake

adj. fully awake; "the unsleeping city"; "so excited she was wide-awake all night"

waking

adj. marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours"

uphill, acclivitous, upward-sloping

adj. sloping upward

ascendant, ascendent, ascensive

adj. tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin

assurgent

adj. growing or extending upward; "an assurgent stem or leaf"

assurgent

adj. rising from the sea; "a seahorse assurgent"

climbing, scandent

adj. used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb; "plants of a creeping or scandent nature"

soaring

adj. "a soaring eagle"

Antonyms (17)

bare, lay bare

v. lay bare; "bare your breasts"; "bare your feelings"

strip, undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, disrobe, strip down

v. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

strip, undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, disrobe, strip down

v. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

down

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

dress up

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