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dressing   (TTS Sound)

The noun dressing has 7 senses

• dressing, salad dressing -- (savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type)


• stuffing, dressing -- (a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables)


• fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing -- (making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure)


• dressing, medical dressing -- (a cloth covering for a wound or sore)


• dressing -- (processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather)


• dressing, grooming -- (the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes)


• dressing, bandaging, binding -- (the act of applying a bandage)

The verb dress has 16 senses

• dress, get dressed -- (put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?")


• dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel -- (provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child")


• dress -- (put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth")


• dress, dress up -- (dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie")


• preen, primp, plume, dress -- (dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera")


• dress, dress out -- (kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey")


• dress, line up -- (arrange in ranks; "dress troops")


• trim, garnish, dress -- (decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods)


• dress, decorate -- (provide with decoration; "dress the windows")


• dress -- (put a dressing on; "dress the salads")


• snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back -- (cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden")


• dress -- (cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width)


• dress -- (convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins")


• dress -- (apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds")


• dress, groom, curry -- (give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses")


• dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure -- (arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding")