Meanings
verbwindow-dress (third-person singular simple present window-dresses, present participle window-dressing, simple past and past participle window-dressed)
present singular third person window-dresses · participle present window-dressing · participle past window-dressed · past window-dressed
- To give something superficial attractiveness
Synonyms & antonyms
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window-dress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/window-dress
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“window-dress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/window-dress. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “window-dress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/window-dress.
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