dress vs fill

dress

verb
  • To allow one's penis to fall to one side or the other within one's trousers. 

  • To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when "dressed full", the signal flags and pennants are added. 

  • To prepare (food) for cooking or eating, especially by seasoning it; specifically, to add a dressing or sauce (to food, especially a salad). 

  • To attire oneself for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner. 

  • To prepare (a set) by installing the props, scenery, etc. 

  • To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner. 

  • To prepare, treat, or curry (animal hide or leather). 

  • To prepare the surface of (a material, usually lumber or stone). 

  • Of a sportsperson: to put on the uniform and have the equipment needed to play a sport. 

  • To prepare (an artificial fly) to be attached to a fish hook. 

  • Of a thing: to attain a certain condition after undergoing some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use. 

  • To arrange a display of goods in, or to decorate (a shop or shop window). 

  • To arrange or style (someone's hair). 

  • To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure. 

  • To fit or prepare (something) for use; to render (something) suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready. 

  • To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. 

  • To remove chaff or impurities from (flour, grain, etc.) by bolting or sifting, winnowing, and other methods. 

  • To cut up (an animal or its flesh) for food; specifically (hunting), to remove the internal organs (of a game animal) shortly after it has been killed so that the carcass cools more quickly; to field dress. 

  • To design, make, or prepare costumes (for a play or other performance); also, to present (a production) in a particular costume style. 

  • To apply a dressing to or otherwise treat (a wound); (obsolete) to give (a wounded person) medical aid. 

  • To arrange (soldiers or troops) into proper formation; especially, to adjust (soldiers or troops) into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other; to align. 

  • To put on clothes. 

  • To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone). 

  • Of soldiers or troops: to arrange into proper formation; especially, to form into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other. 

  • To adorn or ornament (something). 

  • Of an animal carcass: to have a certain quantity or weight after removal of the internal organs and skin; also, to have a certain appearance after being cut up and prepared for cooking. 

noun
  • The external appearance of something, especially if intended to give a positive impression; garb, guise. 

  • Apparel or clothing, especially when appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc. 

  • The external covering of an animal (for example, the feathers of a bird) or an object. 

  • An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist. 

  • The appearance of an object after it has undergone some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use; finish. 

fill

verb
  • To have sexual intercourse with (a female). 

  • To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it. 

  • To satisfy or obey (an order, request, or requirement). 

  • To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full. 

  • To become full. 

  • To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy. 

  • To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails. 

  • To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy. 

  • To enter (something), making it full. 

  • To occupy fully, to take up all of. 

  • To become pervaded with something. 

noun
  • An embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled. 

  • Soil and/or human-created debris discovered within a cavity or cut in the layers and exposed by excavation; fill soil. 

  • An amount that fills a container. 

  • A short passage, riff, or rhythmic sound that helps to keep the listener's attention during a break between the phrases of a melody. 

  • The filling of a container or area. 

  • A sufficient or more than sufficient amount. 

  • Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction. 

  • bass fill 

  • One of the thills or shafts of a carriage. 

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