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Collocations for dress - noun

1. piece of clothing

ADJ.

ankle-length, full-length, long | short | skimpy | clinging, figure-hugging, tight, tight-fitting | loose-fitting, shapeless | full-skirted | backless, high-necked, low-cut, off-the-shoulder, revealing, sleeveless, strapless | slinky | cotton, silk, etc. | day, evening, Sunday | ball, cocktail, dinner, maternity, party, wedding

VERB + DRESS

zip (up) | unzip | hitch up, lift, pull up
She hitched up her long dress so it wouldn''t drag in the mud.
pull down | smooth
She sat down and smoothed her dress over her legs.

DRESS + NOUN

material | shop | designer | size

PREP.

in a/the ~
She appeared in a slinky satin dress.

2. clothes for either men or women

ADJ.

ceremonial, formal | casual, informal | correct | evening | modern | period | national, traditional
He was wearing traditional Scottish dress.
fancy | battle, military | civilian

DRESS + NOUN

code
The club has a strict dress code.
sense
He''s got poor dress sense.
shirt | uniform
in full dress uniform

PREP.

in … ~
a performance of ‘Hamlet’ in modern dress

Collocations for dress - verb

1. put on clothes

ADV.

hurriedly, quickly | slowly | carefully

PREP.

in
He dressed carefully in the brown suit he had been married in.

PHRASES

be fully dressed
She lay down on her bed, fully dressed.
get dressed
She got dressed quickly.

2. wear clothes

ADV.

beautifully, elegantly, fashionably, immaculately, impeccably, neatly, nicely, smartly, well
Susan always dresses very elegantly. | She was determined to be the best dressed woman at the wedding.
badly, poorly, shabbily | appropriately, suitably | unsuitably | decently, properly, respectably | improperly | plainly, simply, soberly | ostentatiously, nattily, richly | casually | formally | expensively | warmly | scantily | identically
The twins were dressed identically.

PREP.

for
I have to dress smartly for work.
in
The women were all dressed in blue skirts and white blouses.

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