Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dress to kill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables
dress -to kill
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dress up so as to impress others (especially of the opposite sex).

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

dresses to kill (present, singular) dressing to kill (participle, present) dressed to kill (participle, past) dressed to kill (past)

Phrases

dressed to kill glad rags dressed to the nines

Frequently Paired Words

dressed to kill glad rags dressed to the nines

Questions

What does dress to kill mean?
To dress up so as to impress others (especially of the opposite sex).

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