Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Dress"

A: I think they made a mistake in that sentence! It should say ...in the annual____ *should* dress...

___ could be talent show, or party, or parade etc.

Employees taking part in the annual party should dress suitably for the occasion.

A: Yes, I think the choice to use ruffled as opposed to other similar words does depend on context. For example, a dress would be called frilled, not ruffled.

A: If a liquid or drink has been “spilled” on a dress or some item of clothing, it means, if the liquid/drink was inside of a glass or container, and the liquid/drink came OUT of the container and went onto the dress, the liquid/drink would have spilt onto the dress

A: The dress accentuates my figure. = The dress shows off my figure.

To accentuate means to make more noticeable or prominent.

accentuate = focus attention on, bring/call/draw attention to, point up, underline, underscore, accent, highlight, spotlight, foreground, feature, give prominence to, make more prominent

A: the can-can is a kind of line dance where a bunch of dancers stand in rows and do synchronized high kicks. It's old fashioned now, but shows up a lot in cartoons and stuff as a joke. The dancers wear dresses with big colorful layered skirts with lots of ruffles but when they kick they hold the skirts up and you can see their underwear

A: She was too lightly dressed for that cold winter’s day.
The salad was too lightly dressed for his liking.

Typically I wouldn’t say it has a sexual connotation. I suppose if you’re not wearing enough clothes to be warm that might be the reason, but not necessarily :)

A: "The dress code at my school is very strict."
"You can't wear those short shorts. They're against the dress code."
"There was no dress code when I was in college."
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A: "To dress down for the concert after work, she took off her suit jacket and put on a pair of sneakers. She kept wearing her fancy work blouse and pants."

"The boss gave me a real dressing down after I messed up that presentation! I will not make that mistake again."

A: The dress was blue.
The dress had ruffles.
The dress is red.
Isn't the dress pretty?
Was the dress on sale?
How much was the dress?
In the dress, you look like an angel.

A: For holidays or special occasions, people enjoy dressing up.
Many people dress up for church or other religious ceremonies.

A:  A dress can be long or short, casual or formal. A gown typically is a long and very formal dress. For example a wedding gown or the dresses that Disney princess wear would be "gowns" but a dress you wear to a party or to work would not be a gown they would just be a dress.

A: “All dressed up” refers to someone who is fully clothed but has gone out of their way to look smart/sophisticated for someone or something. Whereas “fully clothed” just refers to someone who is wearing any outfit.

A: With hyphens, it means that one dress is black-and-white. Without hyphens, it means two dresses: one black and one white. In black-and-white, the hyphens make it a compound adjective.

Here is more about compound adjectives: https://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/hyphens.asp

A: They basically mean the same thing. Just depends on if you want to focus on the dress or the person.

A: 着付け means "dressing (esp. in kimono), fitting, helping someone get dressed"

I understand what you mean now by "dress in." When you're telling someone what to wear, you'd say "dress in ___" like for example a specific brand, colour, casual or formal clothes, etc. "Dress up" is more general but usually means formal or fancy. When children say this it usually means "wear a costume." You can combine them both ("dress up in") if you're telling someone to dress up but want to be more specific.

I hope that makes sense! Let me know if it doesn't.

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A: It's impossible to pick up/go get your dress because there is no more space left in the car

A: that's a grecian front dress

A: This dress and these shoes don't match.

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A: The first one is grammatically correct, but a little unnatural. The second sentence is correct and natural

A: The sentence sounds natural, and the dress sounds beautiful. :)

A: × When I open a dress drawer or a shoe rack, I’m often surprised because I don’t notice if I have the clothes and shoes.
✓ Whenever I open my dresser drawer or look at my shoe rack, I’m often surprised because I forget that I have certain clothes or shoes.

× Did you have this kind of experience before?
✓ Have you ever had this experience before?

A: No. That wouldn’t sound natural. Wears is the appropriate word.