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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
--₁ is a kind of sauce
--₁ has particulars:

sauce Louis; bleu cheese dressing, blue cheese dressing; blue cheese dressing, Roquefort dressing; French dressing, vinaigrette, sauce vinaigrette; Lorenzo dressing; anchovy dressing; Italian dressing; half-and-half dressing; mayonnaise, mayo; Russian dressing, Russian mayonnaise; salad cream; Thousand Island dressing

Derived form: verb dress₁₀

stuffing, dressing - a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
--₂ is a kind of concoction, mixture, intermixture
--₂ has particulars:
turkey stuffing; oyster stuffing, oyster dressing; forcemeat, farce

Derived form: verb dress₆
fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing - making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
--₃ is a kind of enrichment
--₃ has particulars: top dressing
dressing, medical dressing - a cloth covering for a wound or sore
--₄ is a kind of cloth covering
--₄ has particulars:
bandage, patch; compress; poultice, cataplasm, plaster; surgical dressing

Derived form: verb dress₁₄
dressing - processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
--₅ is a kind of conversion

Derived form: verb dress₁₃
dressing, grooming - the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
--₆ is a kind of covering
--₆ has particulars: investment; primping; toilet, toilette
Derived forms: verb dress₂, verb dress₁
dressing, bandaging, binding - the act of applying a bandage
--₇ is a kind of medical care, medical aid

Derived form: verb dress₁₄

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?"
--₁ is one way to change
Antonyms: undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel

Derived forms: noun dress₃, noun dresser₃, noun dressing₆
Sample sentences:
They dress
They dress themselves
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"
--₂ is one way to change state, turn
Antonyms: undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel

Derived forms: noun dress₃, noun dresser₃, noun dressing₆
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
dress - put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth"
--₃ is one way to finish
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
dress, dress up - dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"
--₄ is one way to dress, get dressed

Derived forms: noun dress₂, noun dresser₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
preen, primp, plume, dress - dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
--₅ is one way to dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out, overdress

Derived form: noun dress₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
dress, dress out - kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"
--₆ is one way to cook, fix, ready, make, prepare

Derived form: noun dressing₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
dress, line up - arrange in ranks; "dress troops"
--₇ is one way to position
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
trim, garnish, dress - decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
--₈ is one way to decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
Sample sentence:
The chefs dress the vegetables
dress, decorate - provide with decoration; "dress the windows"
--₉ is one way to arrange, set up
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
dress - put a dressing on; "dress the salads"
--₁₀ is one way to put on, apply

Derived form: noun dressing₁
Sample sentence:
The chefs dress the vegetables
snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
--₁₁ is one way to thin out
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
dress - cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
--₁₂ is one way to pare, trim
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
dress - convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins"
--₁₃ is one way to convert, change over

Derived form: noun dressing₅
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
dress - apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds"
--₁₄ is one way to treat, care for

Derived forms: noun dressing₄, noun dressing₇
Sample sentence:
Did he dress his foot?
dress, groom, curry - give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"
--₁₅ is one way to beautify, embellish, prettify
Sample sentence:
They dress the animals
dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
--₁₆ is one way to groom, neaten
Sample sentence:
They dress their hair