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dress vs disguise

disguise vs dress

dress and disguise both are nouns.

dress is an adjective but disguise is not an adjective.

dress and disguise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dress Yes Yes Yes No
disguise Yes No Yes No
As nouns, disguise is a hyponym of dress; that is, disguise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dress:
  • dress: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
  • disguise: any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity
dress (noun) disguise (noun)
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity
clothing in general an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
dress (adjective) disguise (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions
dress (verb) disguise (verb)
put on clothes make unrecognizable
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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