Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word dress. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in dress.
Definitions and meaning of dress
dress
Etymology
The verb is from Middle Englishdressen, dresse(“to arrange, put in order”), from Anglo-Norman, Old Frenchdresser, drecier (modern Frenchdresser), from Late Latin*directiare, from Latindīrēctus, the perfect passive participle of dīrigō(“to arrange in lines, direct, steer”), from dis-(prefix meaning ‘apart; asunder; in two’) + regō(“to govern, manage”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-(“straight, right”). Doublet of direct.
The noun is derived from the verb.
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: drĕs, IPA(key): /dɹɛs/
(also reflexive and figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. [from 15th c.]
Synonyms:attire, don; see also Thesaurus:clothe
Antonyms:strip, undress; see also Thesaurus:undress
(specifically) To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).
To arrange or style (someone's hair).
(also figuratively) To adorn or ornament (something). [from 15th c.]
To arrange a display of goods in, or to decorate (a shop or shop window).
(nautical) To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when "dressed full", the signal flags and pennants are added.
To apply a dressing to or otherwise treat (a wound); (obsolete) to give (a wounded person) medical aid. [from 15th c.]
Synonyms:bandage, put a bandage on
To fit or prepare (something) for use; to render (something) suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
To prepare, treat, or curry (animal hide or leather).
To prepare the surface of (a material, usually lumber or stone).
(historical or England, regional) To remove chaff or impurities from (flour, grain, etc.) by bolting or sifting, winnowing, and other methods.
(fishing) To prepare (an artificial fly) to be attached to a fish hook.
(agriculture, horticulture) To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure.
(butchering) To cut up (an animal or its flesh) for food.
Hyponyms:dress out, field dress
(cooking) To prepare (food) for cooking or eating, especially by seasoning it; specifically, to add a dressing or sauce (to food, especially a salad). [from 15th c.]
(film, television, theater)
To design, make, or prepare costumes (for a play or other performance); also, to present (a production) in a particular costume style.
To prepare (a set) by installing the props, scenery, etc.
(military) To arrange (soldiers or troops) into proper formation; especially, to adjust (soldiers or troops) into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other; to align.
(Northern England, archaic) To treat (someone) in a particular manner; specifically, in an appropriate or fitting manner; (by extension, ironic) to give (someone) a deserved beating; also, to give (someone) a good scolding; to dress down.
(obsolete) To break in and train (a horse or other animal) for use.
(reflexive, intransitive, obsolete) To prepare (oneself); to make ready. [14th–16th c.]
(intransitive)
To put on clothes.
Synonym:get dressed
Antonyms:disrobe, get undressed, strip, undress
(specifically) To attire oneself for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
Of a thing: to attain a certain condition after undergoing some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use.
(euphemistic, chiefly in the tailoring context) To allow one's penis to fall to one side or the other within one's trousers. [from 20th c.]
(slang)Ellipsis of cross-dress.
(butchering) Of an animal carcass: to have a certain quantity or weight after removal of the internal organs and skin; also, to have a certain appearance after being cut up and prepared for cooking.
(military, sometimes imperative as a drill command) Of soldiers or troops: to arrange into proper formation; especially, to form into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other.
(sports) Of a sportsperson: to put on the uniform and have the equipment needed to play a sport.
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Descendants
→ Sranan Tongo: dresi
Translations
Noun
dress (countable and uncountable, pluraldresses)
(countable)
An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.
(archaic) An item of outer clothing or set of such clothes (worn by people of all sexes) which is generally decorative and appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.
(film, television, theater)Ellipsis of dress rehearsal.
(uncountable)
Apparel or clothing, especially when appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.
(archaic) The act of putting on clothes, especially fashionable ones, or for a particular (especially formal) occasion.
(by extension)
The external covering of an animal (for example, the feathers of a bird) or an object.
The appearance of an object after it has undergone some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use; finish.
(figuratively) The external appearance of something, especially if intended to give a positive impression; garb, guise.
(archaic, historical) The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
(obsolete) The act of applying a dressing to or otherwise treating a wound; also, the dressing so applied.
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Japanese: ドレス(doresu)
→ Korean: 드레스(deureseu)
→ Norwegian: dress
→ Pennsylvania German: Dress
→ Scottish Gaelic: dreasa
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References
Further reading
dress on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“dress”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
“dress”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“dress”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“dress”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Englishdress, from Middle Englishdressen, from Old Frenchdresser, drescer, drecier(“to erect, set up, arrange, dress”), from eitherMedieval Latindīrēctiō(“direction, aiming, correction”)orVulgar Latindirēctiāre, from Latindīrectus(“straight, direct, directed”), from Proto-Italic*dwizrektos, perfect passive participle of dīrigō(“straighten, direct”), from Proto-Italic*dwizregō, from both dis-(“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”), from Proto-Italic*dwis-, from Proto-Indo-European*dwís(“twice, doubly, in two”) + regō(“I make straight, rule”), from Proto-Italic*regō, from Proto-Indo-European*h₃réǵeti(“to straighten; right”), from *h₃reǵ-(“to straighten, to right oneself, just”).