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cross-dress vs dress

dress vs cross-dress

cross-dress is not a noun while dress is a noun.

cross-dress is not an adjective while dress is an adjective.

cross-dress and dress both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cross-dress No No Yes No
dress Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, dress is a hypernym of cross-dress; that is, dress is a word with a broader meaning than cross-dress:
  • cross-dress: dress in the clothes of the other sex
  • dress: put on clothes
Other hypernyms of cross-dress include get dressed.
cross-dress (noun) dress (noun)
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
clothing in general
cross-dress (adjective) dress (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions
cross-dress (verb) dress (verb)
dress in the clothes of the other sex put on clothes
provide with clothes or put clothes on
apply a bandage or medication to
arrange attractively
dress or groom with elaborate care
give a neat appearance to
dress in a certain manner
kill and prepare for market or consumption
convert into leather
put a dressing on
put a finish on
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
provide with decoration
cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
arrange in ranks
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