ALL meanings of half-dressed
dress
H h - noun half-dressed an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 1
- noun half-dressed clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 1
- noun half-dressed formal attire. 1
- noun half-dressed a particular form of appearance; guise. 1
- noun half-dressed outer covering, as the plumage of birds. 1
- adjective half-dressed of or for a dress or dresses. 1
- adjective half-dressed of or for a formal occasion. 1
- adjective half-dressed requiring formal dress. 1
- verb with object half-dressed to put clothing upon. 1
- verb with object half-dressed to put formal or evening clothes on. 1
- verb with object half-dressed to trim; ornament; adorn: to dress a store window; to dress a Christmas tree. 1
- verb with object half-dressed to design clothing for or sell clothes to. 1
- verb with object half-dressed to comb out and do up (hair). 1
- verb with object half-dressed to cut up, trim, and remove the skin, feathers, viscera, etc., from (an animal, meat, fowl, or flesh of a fowl) for market or for cooking (often followed by out when referring to a large animal): We dressed three chickens for the dinner. He dressed out the deer when he got back to camp. 1
- verb with object half-dressed to prepare (skins, fabrics, timber, stone, ore, etc.) by special processes. 1
- verb with object half-dressed to apply medication or a dressing to (a wound or sore). 1
- verb with object half-dressed to make straight; bring (troops) into line: to dress ranks. 1
- verb with object half-dressed to make (stone, wood, or other building material) smooth. 1
- verb with object half-dressed to cultivate (land, fields, etc.). 1
- verb with object half-dressed Theater. to arrange (a stage) by effective placement of properties, scenery, actors, etc. 1
- verb with object half-dressed to ornament (a vessel) with ensigns, house flags, code flags, etc.: The bark was dressed with masthead flags only. 1
- verb with object half-dressed Angling. to prepare or bait (a fishhook) for use. to prepare (bait, especially an artificial fly) for use. 1
- verb with object half-dressed Printing. to fit (furniture) around and between pages in a chase prior to locking it up. 1
- verb with object half-dressed to supply with accessories, optional features, etc.: to have one's new car fully dressed. 1
- verb without object half-dressed to clothe or attire oneself; put on one's clothes: Wake up and dress, now! 1
- verb without object half-dressed to put on or wear formal or fancy clothes: to dress for dinner. 1
- verb without object half-dressed to come into line, as troops. 1
- verb without object half-dressed to align oneself with the next soldier, marcher, dancer, etc., in line. 1
- idioms half-dressed dress ship, to decorate a ship by hoisting lines of flags running its full length. U.S. Navy. to display the national ensigns at each masthead and a larger ensign on the flagstaff. 1
- adjective half-dressed partially clothed 0