Converse of object

• wear: Ladies can wear long dresses or smart trousers with top.

Preposition: in

• costume: The cast even shows up dressed in the costumes of " The Wizard of Oz " during the grand finale!

• clothes: On the right panel is a group of townspeople, dressed casually in summer clothes, with several people holding fans.

• uniform: The aristocrat might once have had footmen dressed in absurd uniforms, rendering them wholly useless.

• garb: In July 2003, dressed in similar garb, he ran on to the Silverstone track at the British Grand Prix.

• rag: He saw his friends were dressed in rags and were picking up the garbage and putting it in sacks.

Adjective modifier

• fancy: The girls turned out in fine form wearing all sorts of fancy dress from big pants to cowboy hats.

• casual: An apron, overall or casual dress which may get dirty.

Modifies a noun

• rehearsal: He did a dress rehearsal, which was open in the morning.

• code: The dress code is ' casual elegance ' , which boils down to no shorts, jeans or T-shirts in the evenings.

Noun used with modifier

• wedding: Re: my wedding dress shop has gone bankrupt!

• bridesmaid: Unfortunately, only the bride and bridesmaids dresses and hired wedding attire is covered.

• prom: American style prom dresses now previewing for spring 2007.

• cocktail: Some SEC Black Tie events are less strict e.g. cocktail dress would be fine.

• silk: The women meanwhile, mother, sisters, lovers, friends, wife, wore flowing velvet and silk dresses.

• bride: Nice touch Grooms might want to wear a waistcoat matching the fabric of the brides wedding dress.

Infinitive complement

• impress: Entry is only £ 10 and guests should dress to impress!