Dress
Dress verb - Kill and prepare for market or consumption.
Usage example: dress a turkey
Make
Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.
How words are described
| old | old dress | old make |
| high | high dress | high make |
| expensive | expensive dress | expensive make |
| nice | nice dress | nice make |
| Other adjectives: best, long, similar, identical, short, complete, standard, simple, actual, large, big, little, dark, main, pretty, cute, new, different. | ||
Common collocations
| character | dress character | make character |
| best | dress best | make best |
| way | dress way | make way |
| difference | dress difference | make difference |
Both words in one sentence
- However, the sheer degree and instantaneousness of his success with women would be mind-blowing even if he wasn't usually wearing a dress and make-up.
Source: Webcomic / Skin Horse -
The Saga of Tuck characters spend an awful lot of time trying to convince Jill that she looks pretty in a dress and make-up.
Source: Beautiful All Along -
That makes the few times she dresses up for an event that much more surprising when she's actually wearing a flattering dress and make-up.
Source: Series / Last Man Standing
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