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dress vs cross-dress

cross-dress vs dress

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

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

dress and cross-dress both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dress Yes Yes Yes No
cross-dress No No Yes No
As verbs, cross-dress is a hyponym of dress; that is, cross-dress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dress:
  • dress: put on clothes
  • cross-dress: dress in the clothes of the other sex
dress (noun) cross-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
dress (adjective) cross-dress (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions
dress (verb) cross-dress (verb)
put on clothes dress in the clothes of the other sex
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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