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Prink

To dress or adjust one's self for show; to prank.

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Verb group 4

Costume 84% connected

Dress in general; esp., the distinctive style of dress of a people, class, or period.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Costume 84% connected

Dress in general; esp., the distinctive style of dress of a people, class, or period.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dress 84% connected

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dress 84% connected

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Manner of action 8

Bedizen 76% connected

To dress or adorn tawdrily or with false taste.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dizen 76% connected

To dress; to attire.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dress 76% connected

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Enrobe 76% connected

To invest or adorn with a robe; to attire.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Plume 76% connected

A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather.

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Prank 76% connected

To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Preen 76% connected

A forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Primp 76% connected

To be formal or affected in dress or manners; -- often with up.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 1

Dress 76% connected

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Attire 92% connected

To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Overdress 92% connected

To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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