Phrase Hound found 115 phrases and 64 compound words that contain dress. The most common are listed below. Open dress in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 115
- dress upTo put on special or fancy clothes.
- wedding dressThe dress worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony, traditionally white with a long train in Western culture.
- dress codeA formal specification of acceptable attire for a specific event or location.
- fancy dressA costume, disguise to masquerade as something or someone else.
- dress shirtA collared shirt with buttons worn as part of a formal, business or business casual outfit.
- little black dressA simply cut and often quite short evening or cocktail dress.
- trade dressThose characteristics of the visual appearance of a product or its packaging that may be registered and protected from use by competitors: trademarks, wordmarks, liveries, and so on.
- evening dressAn elegant dress worn by women, especially for social events in the evening, an evening gown.
- dress shoesplural of dress shoe: A shoe designed to be worn at smart casual or formal events, typically made of leather.
- cross-dressTo wear clothes typically associated with the opposite sex.
- dress shirtsplural of dress shirt: A collared shirt with buttons worn as part of a formal, business or business casual outfit.
- morning dressA woman's dress designed for informal day wear.
- party dressA woman's dress that is too elegant, revealing, dressy or impractical for normal wear.
- full dressClothing worn on formal occasions.
- tea-dressAlternative form of tea dress.
- dress downTo scold.
- Black Dress
- dress shoeA shoe designed to be worn at smart casual or formal events, typically made of leather.
- dress rehearsalA rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume, in order to test all aspects of the production by closely reproducing the actual conditions of a performance.
- dress pantsFormal pants (i.e., trousers).
- naked dressA dress designed to reveal parts of the body usually covered, such as breasts or buttocks, through sheer fabric or lack of covering.
- dress-up gameA simple form of video game in which the player can dress a character in various different clothing.
- reform dressWomen's clothing that avoided corseting and other constraints in favour of a looser, more comfortable fit, especially as part of a movement to make women's clothing more healthy and rational; an individual dress made according to such …
- cocktail dressA type of women's evening dress suitable for semiformal occasions or cocktail parties.
- dress coatA usually black evening tailcoat worn by men as part of the white tie dress code.
Compound words 64
- dresserAn item of kitchen furniture, like a cabinet with shelves, for storing crockery or utensils.
- undressTo remove one's clothing.
- headdressA decorative covering or ornament worn on the head.
- dressmakerA person who makes tailor-made women's clothes.
- sundressA typically sleeveless dress, usually a minidress, made of light, loose-fitting material for spring and summer wear.
- nightdressA nightgown; (usually female) attire designed to be worn to bed.
- hairdressA hairstyle.
- dressfulAs much as is within, on, or held by a dress.
- battledressA form of military uniform.
- xdressAbbreviation of cross-dress: To wear clothes typically associated with the opposite sex.