dress-down

dress-down

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dres doun]
- /drɛs daʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dres doun]
- /drɛs daʊn/

Definition of dress-down word

adjective dress-down pertaining to or being a policy that allows employees to dress less formally than usual: dress-down days during the summer. 1

Just one definition for dress-down

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Parts of speech for Dress-down

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dress-down

dress-down popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for dress-down

verb dress-down

reprimand — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
haul over the coals — a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
give a piece of one's mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.

All 3 Synonyms of dress-down

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