adj · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈdɹɛst/
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rhymes with -ɛst
CMU ARPABET:D R EH1 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having been subjected to a preparatory process or treatment; treated, prepared.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Prepared for eating, especially by the addition of specific condiments or dressing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Wearing clothes; attired (now often with qualifying word).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Wearing a dress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
simple past and past participle of dress
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Examples
the girls were dressed in green; the shrimp sandwich dressed with lettuce and tomato is their top seller
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6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination