Clues for the word "DRESS"
We've had 259 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 563 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on February 10, 2026.
Definition of dress
- v. t. - To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.
- 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.
- v. t. - To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.
- 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.
- v. t. - To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.
- 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.
- v. t. - To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
- 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!
- 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.
- n. - That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel.
- n. - A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.
- n. - Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.
- n. - The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
Referring Clues
- Slip cover?
- Gown
- Chemise
- Getup
- Go formal
- Garb
- Slip cover
- Get decked out
- Shift, e.g.
- Code subject
- Kind of rehearsal
- Toggery
- Prepare to cook
- Uniform
- Clothe
- Kind of code at some schools
- Concern of some codes
- Attire
- Muumuu, e.g.
- Prom purchase
- Wedding concern
- Habiliments
- Its label may list bust size
- Get duded up
- Don duds
- Eschew nudity
- Apparel
- Important prom purchase
- Get into uniform
- Cassini creation
- Clothing in general
- Get into a habit, say
- Get ready to go out
- Kind of code
- Boutique buy
- Prepare, as a turkey
- Gussy (up)
- Bride's wear
- Berate, with "down"
- Vera Wang creation
- Word with code and blues
- Bride's purchase
- Become decent?
- Get decent?
- Get decent, so to speak
- Add vinaigrette to
- Formal
- Gown, e.g.
- Add a little ranch to, say
- Bob Mackie creation
- Prep, as turkeys
- Prepare for work
- "Final ___" (John Houseman memoir)
- Raiment
- Dior creation
- Girl's garment
- Tog (up)
- Add vinaigrette to, perhaps
- 36 Down, for example
- Skirt alternative
- Get ready to dine
- Woman's garment
- Rebuke with ("down")
- Treat a wound
- Woman's apparel
- Prepare for a formal dinner
- Word with "rehearsal" or "code"
- Put on clothes
- Lady's garment
- Prepare for dinner
- Rebuke (with "down")
- Type of code
- Word with shoe or shop
- Get togged out
- Put on fancy attire, with "up"
- Word with sun or evening
- Frock
- Deck out
- Ornament
- Prepare for cooking
- Apply a bandage to
- Promgoer's buy
- Fashion show creation
- Kind of shoes or blues
- Important purchase for a bride
- Rebuke with ("down")
- Shift or sheath
- "Final ___" (John Houseman memoir)
- Put on clothes
- Put something on
- Fashion-show creation
- Work code subject
- It might be formal
- Gown, for example
- Get decent
- Togs
- Complete a salad
- Get gussied up
- Decorate
- Put duds on
- Put clothes on
- *Appear as Tootsie, e.g.
- Get ready for work, say
- Become decent
- Bride's pride
- What to wear
- Add Green Goddess to
- Maxi or mini
- Puit on apparel
- Threads
- "Say Yes to the ___" (TLC reality series)
- Oleg Cassini creation
- Suit up [get archived AV Club xwords for $8/year: avxwords.com]
- Berate (with "down")
- Costume
- It's sometimes strapless
- Put on duds
- Word before code or suit
- Sheath
- Get into gear?
- Get up
- Chanel creation
- Outfit
- Word with code or rehearsal
- Designer item
- Duds
- Put a bandage on
- Shift, maybe
- Adorn
- Prepare, as poultry
- Put on clothing
- Word with cocktail or wedding
- Wedding gown, for one
- Ashley design
- Lady's gown, for example
- Get ready for work
- Add ornamentation to
- Big-ticket wedding purchase
- Put bandages on, as wounds
- Don clothing
- Coco Chanel creation
- Scold, with "down"
- Pour vinaigrette on, say
- Formal, maybe
- Gown, perhaps
- Prepare for the prom
- Sheath or sack
- Sari or sarong
- Subject of some codes
- Prom showstopper, often
- Runway center of attention
- Put on apparel
- Woman's wear
- Add oil to, maybe
- Habit
- Cover one's birthday suit
- Something mother might wear
- One thing you do before going to school
- Clothing
- Clinton impeachment evidence
- Ball wear
- Word before rehearsal or code
- Costume for groom?
- Red carpet clothing
- Word before code or shirt
- Ball garb
- Popular prom purchase
- "Devil With a Blue ___ On"
- Madonna "Gonna ___ you up in my love"
- Madonna "___ You Up"
- Clobber Doctor Seuss, gutted about end of tale
- Suit oneself
- Don clothes
- Garb for bride or groom
- A garment to get perfectly straight
- Clothing the drill sergeant may order?
- Robe
- Prom choice
- Very important show trial
- Suit yourself?
- Put flags on battered red ship
- Clean clothes
- Ursula dispenses with article of clothing
- Boutique buy, perhaps
- Gala get-up
- Get ready for shift
- Prepare doctor's letter
- Garment for groom
- Groom's attire
- Clean frock
- Order something to wear
- Shift bandage
- What one should put on English ship, fish among red nuts
- Prepare to cook, as a turkey
- Cover body university excepted from constraint
- Get into an outfit
- Prepare clothes
- Bridesmaid ___ (garment worn by a woman in a wedding party)
- Prepare for cooking, as a turkey
- Get into clothes
- Word before coat or code
- Garment for groom?
- Sari, e.g.
- Put vinaigrette on, perhaps
- Speak to
- Prom gown, e.g.
- Woman's attire
- Bandage
- Get ready for the day
- Choice for a prom
- See 1
- Put oil and vinegar on, say
- Costume could be red and small with snazzy top
- Lady's covering
- Prom buy
- Pour ranch on, say
- Costume for groom?
- Purchase for a prom
- Word after "evening" or "wedding"
- Drizzle on some leaves
- Gown or frock
- Formal wear
- Add oil and vinegar to, say
- ___ rehearsal
- Clothes
- Flowery thing to wear
- Soldiers do so fully clothed
- Item compared in "Who Wore It Best?"
- ___ code (rules about attire)
- Prom attire, for some
- Something to do for dinner?
- Get ready, as for a fancy dinner
- Change out of your PJs
- Drizzle with ranch, say
- Word before "code" or "rehearsal"
- Gown, for one
- Bodycon garment
- Stuff, as a turkey
- Make oneself decent, so to speak
- LaQuan Smith creation
- Huipil or gomesi, e.g.
- Garment that some "say yes" to
- Little black ___
- What a bride gets fitted for
- Backless ___
- Reprimand, with "down"
- Cover in bandages or vinaigrette, say
- Qipao, for example
- One might be strapless or backless
- Garment that's part of some drag queens' lewks
- Word after "slinky" or "babydoll"
- Shift, for one
- What soldiers may do to keep decently warm?
- Clothing the drill sergeant may order?
- Word with down or up
- ___ the part
- Bride's wedding purchase
- Stella McCartney creation
- Get into gear?
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - February 10, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 31, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 27, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 22, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 17, 2026
- Daily Quick - January 14, 2026
- Mirror Mini - December 03, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - November 30, 2025
- LA Times - November 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 05, 2025
- Daily American - October 29, 2025
- Daily Quick - October 20, 2025
- LA Times - October 17, 2025
- Daily American - October 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 12, 2025
- Daily American - October 01, 2025
- New York Times - September 27, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 14, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 24, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 18, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - May 25, 2025
- Mirror Mini - May 23, 2025
- Daily Quick - May 16, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 15, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 08, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 06, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 06, 2025
- Daily American - March 29, 2025
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