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present tense form of dress (3rd person singular).
plural of dress.

dresses

Part of Speech:

All (4) Noun (1) Verb (3)

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clothing; woman's garment n.
put on clothing v.
physically prepare; groom v.
cover a wound v.

NOUN

clothing; woman's garment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apparel attire costume ensemble frock garb gown robe skirt smock suit uniform wardrobe

STRONG

accouterment civvies covering drape duds gear guise habiliment habit muumuu outfit pinafore raiment shift things threads tog toga trappings vestment

WEAK

Sunday best attirement dry goods evening clothes toggery

VERB

put on clothing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adorn attire clothe cover decorate don drape put on trim turn out wear

STRONG

apparel array bedeck change clad costume deck embellish furbish garb ornament outfit primp raiment rig robe

WEAK

bundle up fit out slip into slip on spruce up suit up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disrobe reveal take off uncover

STRONG

uglify unclothe

WEAK

bare disarray lay bare mess up open rumple undress wrinkle

VERB

physically prepare; groom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrange decorate do up fit trim

STRONG

adjust align comb dispose ornament set straighten

WEAK

make ready

Antonyms

STRONG

disarrange disorder displace

WEAK

bare disarray disrobe lay bare mess up open rumple unclothe uncover undress wrinkle

VERB

cover a wound

Synonyms

STRONGEST

treat

STRONG

attend bandage bind cauterize cleanse heal plaster sterilize

WEAK

give first aid sew up

Antonyms

STRONG

dirty

WEAK

bare disarray disrobe lay bare mess up open rumple unclothe uncover undress wrinkle

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dresses

So I’m only trying on dresses below that price point — and I’ve already found that there are plenty of options.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Did he say anything truly new at this fundraiser, like that he thinks James Talarico is a pretty good guy or that he enjoys wearing dresses when mowing the lawn?

From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026

Rock also acts in the movie as an on-the-skids filmmaker named Jordan who, when tasked to reboot “Dreamgirls,” dresses up for the job with a retro fedora.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Libyan designer Rabia Ben Barka, whose models showed off similarly shimmering dresses, told AFP she found Abuja -- on her first trip to Nigeria -- "so clean" and organised.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Maggie was twenty-two and talked of wedding dresses and honey-mooning in Italy.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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