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shift dress

shift dress noun: a loose fitting dress that falls between midthigh and the knee.

shift dress: a loose fitting dress that falls between midthigh and the knee
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Noun

shift dress (plural shift dresses)

  1. A loose fitting dress that falls between midthigh and the knee.

Forms of shift dress

pluralshift dresses

Origin of shift dress

From shift (“underdress, slip”) + dress.

Questions about shift dress

What does shift dress mean?
Shift dress means a loose fitting dress that falls between midthigh and the knee.
What part of speech is shift dress?
Shift dress is a noun.
What is the plural of shift dress?
The plural of shift dress is shift dresses.

Words near shift dress in the dictionary

  1. shift
  2. shift about
  3. shift and drift
  4. shift break
  5. shift breaks
  6. shift dress
  7. shift dresses
  8. shift gears
  9. shift ground
  10. shift in
  11. Shift JIS

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