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Word List: Dress
- clothes [kləʊðz]
(noun plural form) - Definition:
- items of clothing to put cover your body with; apparel like shirts, pants, jackets etc.
- Example:
- She went shopping and bought some new clothes.
- dress [dɹɛs]
(verb) - Definition:
- to put on clothes
- Example:
- He was dressed in the latest fashions.
- Synonym(s):clothe, get dressed
- Antonym(s):strip, undress, get undressed
- well-groomed
(adjective) - Definition:
- neat and well-dressed
- Example:
- For his interview he needed to look well-groomed.
- Antonym(s):badly-groomed
- dirty ['dɜ:ti]
(adjective) - Definition:
- covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime
- Example:
- Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty.
- Synonym(s):filthy, soiled, sordid, unclean, unwashed
- Antonym(s):clean
- shabby [ˈʃæb.i]
(adjective) - Definition:
- clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments
- Example:
- The fellow arrived looking rather shabby after journeying so far.
- rumpled
(adjective) - Definition:
- uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, like some clothes when you don't iron them
- Example:
- The shirt is rather rumpled because I don't have a flat iron.
- modern [ˈmɒd(ə)n]
(adjective) - Definition:
- pertaining to the current time and style
- Example:
- The young girl always wears modern clothing.
- Synonym(s):contemporary
- Antonym(s):old
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/people/physical-appearance/dress/
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