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dress vs coat

coat vs dress

dress and coat both are nouns.

dress is an adjective but coat is not an adjective.

dress and coat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dress Yes Yes Yes No
coat Yes No Yes No
As verbs, coat is a hyponym of dress; that is, coat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dress:
  • dress: provide with clothes or put clothes on
  • coat: cover or provide with a coat
Other hyponyms of dress include prim, prim out, prim up, cover, wrap up, jacket, frock, shirt, habit, vesture, overclothe, overdress, underdress, corset, shoe, costume, dress up, robe, vest, gown.
dress (noun) coat (noun)
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
clothing in general a thin layer covering something
dress (adjective) coat (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions
dress (verb) coat (verb)
put on clothes cover or provide with a coat
provide with clothes or put clothes on put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
apply a bandage or medication to form a coat over
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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