Words / A1

DRES/dres/

One piece of clothing that covers the body: a dress, often for a woman or girl. Wear a dress / a summer dress. As a verb, dress means put clothes on: get dressed. A shirt plus trousers is not a dress — a dress is one piece.

Meaning

A piece of clothing for a woman or girl that covers the body in one piece.

Examples

• “She wore a blue dress.”
• “She bought a new dress for the party.”
• “The little girl wore a yellow dress.”

Good to know

a dress (noun). get dressed = put clothes on. Plural: dresses.

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