Dress and Ready

Dress

Dress verb - Kill and prepare for market or consumption.

Usage example: dress a turkey

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Ready and dress are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ready" instead a verb "Dress".

Nearby Words: dressed, dressing, dressy, dresser, dressage

Ready verb - To make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function.

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Dress and ready are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dress" instead a verb "Ready".

Nearby Words: readiness, readily, readying, readied

Later, while getting ready for the party, she dons a white dress, only to have Martin tell her he prefers her black dress.

Source: Film / Sleeping with the Enemy
The Mordian Iron Guard Regiment of the Imperial Guard dress in bright colored dress uniforms and look more ready to go on parade than to battle.

Source: Bright Is Not Good
As she gets ready to jump the river, the dress rips.

Source: Action Dress Rip

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