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dress

/dɹɛs/

Meanings
noun
An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist.

Examples :

"Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses."
appearance item wear essential

Related Words

Illustration metallurgy

metallurgy noun

/mɛˈtælədʒi/ /ˈmɛtələɹdʒi/

The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.

"The metallurgy department at the university studies how to extract and refine metals for use in new alloys. "

Illustration professional

professional noun

/pɹəˈfɛʃənəl/

A person who belongs to a profession

"My uncle is a professional engineer. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration responsive

responsive adjective

/ɹɪˈspɒnsɪv/

Answering, replying or responding

"The customer service representative was very responsive to my questions, answering each one quickly and clearly. "

Illustration rehearsal

rehearsal noun

/ɹɪˈhɜː(ɹ)səl/

The practicing of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to allow technical adjustments with respect to staging to be done.

"The band held a rehearsal before their concert to ensure everyone was on the same page and the stage lighting worked properly. "

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Sorrowfully.

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Illustration installing

installing verb

/ɪnˈstɔːlɪŋ/ /ɪnˈstɑːlɪŋ/

To connect, set up or prepare something for use.

""She is installing the new software on her computer." "

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continuity noun

/ˌkɒntɪˈnjuːəti/ /ˌkɑntɪˈn(j)uːəti/

Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.

"Considerable continuity of attention is needed to read German philosophy."

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millstone noun

/ˈmɪlstəʊn/ /ˈmɪlˌstoʊn/

A large round stone used for grinding grain.

"The farmer used the millstone to grind wheat into flour. "

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imperative noun

/ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/

(grammar) The grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive). In English, the imperative form of a verb is the same as that of the bare infinitive.

"The verbs in sentences like "Do it!" and "Say what you like!" are in the imperative."

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separating verb

/ˈsɛpəˌreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ/

To divide (a thing) into separate parts.

"Separate the articles from the headings."

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performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"