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Quick definitions from WordNet (dress)

▸ noun:  a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
▸ noun:  clothing in general ("Fastidious about his dress")
▸ noun:  clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion ("Battle dress")
▸ verb:  arrange attractively ("Dress my hair for the wedding")
▸ verb:  dress in a certain manner ("She dresses in the latest Paris fashion")
▸ verb:  give a neat appearance to ("Dress the horses")
▸ verb:  convert into leather ("Dress the tanned skins")
▸ verb:  put on clothes ("We had to dress quickly")
▸ verb:  provide with clothes or put clothes on ("Parents must feed and dress their child")
▸ verb:  kill and prepare for market or consumption ("Dress a turkey")
▸ verb:  apply a bandage or medication to ("Dress the victim's wounds")
▸ verb:  cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
▸ verb:  put a finish on ("Dress the surface smooth")
▸ verb:  put a dressing on ("Dress the salads")
▸ verb:  provide with decoration ("Dress the windows")
▸ verb:  arrange in ranks ("Dress troops")
▸ verb:  decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
▸ verb:  dress or groom with elaborate care ("She likes to dress when going to the opera")
▸ verb:  cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of ("Dress the plants in the garden")
▸ adjective:  (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes ("A dress dinner")
▸ adjective:  suitable for formal occasions ("A full-dress uniform")
▸ name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #19717)

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