Dress
Crossword Clue & Answers

26 November 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Quick Crossword

We found 60 answers for the crossword clue 'Dress', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Quick Crossword.

This clue looks to be a standard clue as in it's a NON-CRYPTIC crossword based on the publications in which we have recently seen it.

We have given Dress a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Dress as an answer itself some 247 times.

Dress is a single word clue made up of 5 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Quick Crossword' on Monday, 22 November 2021 with the answer being ARRAY, but the most popular answer for this clue is ATTIRE.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 22 Nov 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 5 Nov 2021
• The Guardian Quick - 10 Sep 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 11 Aug 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 17 Jun 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 24 May 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 10 May 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 19 Apr 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 7 Apr 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 5 Apr 2021

Definitions and usage

Before we get to our crossword answers for 'Dress', take a look at the definitions and example uses below, sometimes these help you think of different words or phrases that are common to 'Dress' and give you a hint.

• Clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"
• Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"
• A one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
• Dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"
• Convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins"
• Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
• Provide with decoration; "dress the windows"
• Dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
• Give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"
• Put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"
• Provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"
• Put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth"
• Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
• (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony"
• Arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
• Put a dressing on; "dress the salads"
• Apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds"
• Kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"
• Cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
• Arrange in ranks; "dress troops"
• Suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes"

Crossword Answers

2 Letters

DO
An uproarious party

3 Letters

LOP
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

RIG
The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

SET
Several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press"

TOG
Provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"

4 Letters

CLIP
A sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"

COIF
A skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law

CROP
A pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

DUDS
Informal terms for clothing

GARB
Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"

GOWN
Lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women

ROBE
Outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions

SARI
A dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body

SNIP
The act of clipping or snipping

TOGS
Informal terms for clothing

TRIM
Cutting down to the desired size or shape

WRAP
Cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

5 Letters

ADORN
Be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"

ARRAY
Especially fine or decorative clothing

CURRY
(East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice

FROCK
A habit worn by clerics

GETUP
Develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite"

GROOM
A man who has recently been married

GUSSY

HABIT
An established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"

PLUME
The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

PREEN
Pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement

PRIMP
Dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"

PRUNE
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

SHIFT
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

6 Letters

ATTIRE
Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"

BERATE
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

CLOTHE
Provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"

COIFFE
Arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"

ENROBE
Adorn with a robe

FITOUT
Provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"

FORMAL
A gown for evening wear

KIMONO
A loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese

LINEUP
A line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification

7 Letters

APPAREL
Clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"

ARRANGE
Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"

CHEMISE
A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

CLOTHES
Clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"

COSTUME
The attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class; "he wore his national costume"

CUTBACK
A reduction in quantity or rate

DRESSUP
Dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"

GARMENT
An article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"

GARNISH
Any decoration added as a trimming or adornment

RAIMENT
Especially fine or decorative clothing

TOGGERY

UNIFORM
Clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification

8 Letters

CLOTHING
A covering designed to be worn on a person's body

COIFFURE
Arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"

DECORATE
Provide with decoration; "dress the windows"

DRESSOUT
Kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"

ENCLOTHE
Provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"

9 Letters

FULLDRESS
Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men

10 Letters

GETDRESSED
Put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"

HABILITATE
Provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"

14 Letters

WEARINGAPPAREL
Clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"