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Dress
Meaning: Clothes
Hindi Meaning: clothing, clothes, costume
Newspapers: Indian Express
Use of the term:
Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth got married in traditional South Indian attire in a 400-year-old temple.
Synonyms: Costume
Antonyms: nude
Q: Which of the following is a synonym for dress?
a) Clothing
b) Dress
c) clothing
d. All of the above
Similar sounding words with different meanings:
- braid: peak/peak
- oblique: sidelong
year. d): All of the above
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