A dress is a piece of clothing for women or girls. It covers the body and goes down over the legs. People often wear dresses for parties or at home.
She wore a red dress to the party.
This dress is very nice and long.
Dress means the way someone wears clothes. It can mean their style or the kind of clothes they choose to wear. People talk about dress to describe fashion at work or school.
His dress was neat and clean today.
They like to dress in old-fashioned clothes.
To dress means to put clothes on yourself or another person. You do this every day in the morning or before you go out. It means to wear clothes.
I dress my baby every morning.
She dresses quickly for school.
To dress food means to add a sauce, oil, or other things on top. It makes the food look nice and taste better. People often dress salads or cooked dishes.
She dressed the salad with oil and lemon.
The chef dressed the plate with sauce.
To dress means to prepare or arrange something carefully. For example, to cover a wound with bandages or to decorate a stage with items for a show. This use is more formal or special.
He dressed the wound with clean bandages.
They dressed the stage before the play.
Dress can mean a particular way of clothing for a job or event. For example, a doctor’s dress (like a white coat) or school dress code rules. It means specific clothes for special events or jobs.
The doctor wears a white dress at work.
School dress code is very strict here.
To dress means to decorate or prepare things so they look nice. People often dress tables or trees by adding flowers, lights or ornaments. It means to make things ready and pretty.
They dressed the table with flowers and lights.
We dressed the Christmas tree yesterday.
Dress means clothes or the way clothes are worn by a person. It can mean both the items of clothing and the style or type of clothes. People talk about dress when they mean what clothes are worn.
Her dress is simple but beautiful.
You need the right dress for the event.
