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    Definition of dresses in English Dictionary

  • NounBFdress
    1. plural of dress.
    2. VerbBFdressPRdressingPTdressedPPdressedPPdrest
      1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of dress.
      2. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • insist that my secretary dresses nicely. ‎ (I am defending her; see a similar example in the context below for comparison.)
          • Walt Disney himself must be turning over in his grave right now. He would not stand for his company promoting the image that girls can be beautiful if they are thin and dress like sluts.
          • ...cutting a great dash in a brandnew two guinea dress suit and a burled hogsford hired for a Fursday evenin merry pawty...
        2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
          • Some of the elders had heard rumors that Nathaniel was watching television by himself and paying specific attention to programs that featured females who were cladly dressed.
          • She was all got up in the most ridiculous frilly dress.
          • I would not be caught dead in such a skimpy dress.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Nouns
          • Noun forms
            • Plurals
              • Plurals ending in "-es"
              • Noun plural forms
                • Plurals ending in "-es"
              • Nouns with common ending formations
                • Plurals ending in "-es"
              • Verbs
                • Verb forms
                  • Verb singular forms
                    • Third-person singular forms
              Related Links:
              1. fr dresses
              2. en dressest
              3. en dresses up
              4. en dresses down
              Source: Wiktionary

              Meaning of dresses for the defined word.

              Grammatically, this word "dresses" is a noun, more specifically, a noun form and a nouns with common ending formation. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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