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dress
noun /dres/Definition
A1 [C] a piece of clothing for women or girls that covers the top half of the body and hangs down over the legs: a long/short dress a wedding dressClothes which cover most of the body B2 [U] used, especially in combination, to refer to clothes of a particular type, especially those worn in particular situations: The queen, in full ceremonial dress, presided over the ceremony.Clothing - general words
(Definition of dress noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Babies' & children's clothing
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- Decorations for clothes
- Dresses, suits & gowns
- Fashion
- Fasteners for clothes
- Gloves & accessories
- Hats & scarves
- Jumpers, shirts & tee-shirts
- Nightwear
- Not wearing or removing clothes
- Parts of clothes
- Protective clothing
- Putting clothes on
- Shoes
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Synonyms and related words:
- all-in-one noun
- apparel noun
- attire noun
- bespoke tailor noun
- clothes noun
- coloured noun (APPEARANCE)
- coordinate noun (CLOTHES)
- flare noun (CLOTHES)
- haberdashery noun (MEN'S CLOTHES)
- hand-me-down noun
- haute couture noun
- knitwear noun
- leisure wear noun
- mourning noun
- suit noun (SET OF CLOTHES)
- Sunday best noun
- tailor noun
- tog noun (CLOTHES)
- tweed noun
- uniform noun
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