Crossword-Solution: DRESS 5 letters, 496 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 6

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Word Word Type Definition
Dress v. t. To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to
order.
Dress v. t. To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers;
commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align;
as, to dress the ranks.
Dress v. t. To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or
curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or
diseased part.
Dress v. t. To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange;
specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render
suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain
animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a
lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to
dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores,
by sorting and separating them.
Dress v. t. To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as
to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.
Dress v. t. To put in proper condition by appareling, as the body; to
put clothes upon; to apparel; to invest with garments or rich
decorations; to clothe; to deck.
Dress v. t. To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
Dress v. i. To arrange one's self in due position in a line of
soldiers; -- the word of command to form alignment in ranks; as, Right,
dress!
Dress v. i. To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's
garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly.
Dress n. That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body;
clothes; garments; habit; apparel.
Dress n. A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.
Dress n. Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.
Dress n. The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.

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We have 496 clues for the answer “DRESS”

Clue Answers
Attire for a formal occasion 1 answer
"Devil With a Blue ___ On" 1 answer
"Final __" (John Houseman memoir) 1 answer
"RuPaul's Drag Race" garment 1 answer
"Say Yes to the ___" 1 answer
"Say Yes to the ___" (TLC reality series) 1 answer
*Appear as Tootsie, e.g. 1 answer
A-line article 1 answer
APPLY dressing to 1 answer
Add Green Goddess to 1 answer
Add a little ranch to, say 1 answer
Add oil and vinegar to, say 1 answer
Add oil to, maybe 1 answer
Add vinaigrette to 1 answer
Add vinaigrette to, perhaps 1 answer
Add vinaigrette to, say 1 answer
Apply a bandage to 1 answer
Apply bandages 1 answer
Arrange a display 1 answer
Ashley design 1 answer
Baby doll, e.g. 1 answer
Berate (with "down") 1 answer
Big wedding purchase 1 answer
Big-ticket wedding purchase 1 answer
Black tie or white tie. 1 answer
Bob Mackie creation 1 answer
Bodycon garment 1 answer
Boutique buy, perhaps 1 answer
Bride's purchase, often 1 answer
Bride's wedding purchase 1 answer
Bridesmaid's wear 1 answer
CHEONGSAM 1 answer
Certain parade 1 answer
Chanel creation 1 answer
Change out of your PJs 1 answer
Chinese qipao, e.g. 1 answer
Choice for a prom 1 answer
Circle or code leader 1 answer
Clean, as fish or fowl 1 answer
Clean, as fowl 1 answer
Clothing item with a zipper in the back, perhaps 1 answer
Coco Chanel creation 1 answer
Code or rehearsal preceder 1 answer
Come into line, as troops. 1 answer
Complete a salad 1 answer
Concern of some codes 1 answer
Costume piece for Jeffrey Tambor's Emmy-winning role 1 answer
Cover in bandages or vinaigrette, say 1 answer
Cover one's birthday suit 1 answer
Cover oneself 1 answer
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with DRESS (5)

Only one of these to be attempted.” Or “(1) Describe Mother’s laugh; (2) Describe Father’s laugh; (3) Describe Mother’s Party Dress; (4) Describe the Kennel and its Inmate.” They were just everyday questions like these, and when you could not answer them you were told to make a cross; and it was really dreadful what a number of crosses even John made.
Peter Pan James M. Barrie 1991
Yet they a beauteous ofspring shall beget; For that fair femal Troop thou sawst, that seemd Of Goddesses, so blithe, so smooth, so gay, Yet empty of all good wherein consists Womans domestic honour and chief praise; Bred onely and completed to the taste Of lustful apperence, to sing, to dance, To dress, and troule the Tongue, and roule the Eye.
Paradise Lost John Milton 1991
His shrunken brown flannel dress had been washed many times and left a long stretch of stocking between the hem of his skirt and the tops of his clumsy, copper-toed shoes.
O Pioneers! Willa Cather 1991
His Christian name was Gabriel, and on working days he was a young man of sound judgment, easy motions, proper dress, and general good character.
Far from the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy 1992
When the young woman—the mother of this child—stood fully revealed before the crowd, it seemed to be her first impulse to clasp the infant closely to her bosom; not so much by an impulse of motherly affection, as that she might thereby conceal a certain token, which was wrought or fastened into her dress.
The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne 1992

Quotes with DRESS (3)

Yes, my tiara sets off the whole thing nicely," said Auntie Muriel in a rather carrying whisper. "But I must say, Ginevra's dress is far too low-cut." Ginny glanced round, grinning, winked at Harry, then quickly faced the front again.
J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Leave fears aside, clean tears away! Tell God "here I am, use me!" and he'll give you the assignments that will make your life a fulfilled one. Now dress up to work!
Israelmore Ayivor The Great Hand Book of Quotes
The smallest act of kindness makes you more beautiful than any expensive dress or make up.
Debasish Mridha
Where this answer appears

Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, Herald Tribune, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Rock & Roll, S&S, Slate, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.

Used 571 times in crossword archives (1943–2025).