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dress vs fancy up

fancy up vs dress

dress is a noun but fancy up is not a noun.

dress is an adjective but fancy up is not an adjective.

dress and fancy up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dress Yes Yes Yes No
fancy up No No Yes No
As verbs, fancy up is a hyponym of dress; that is, fancy up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dress:
  • dress: put on clothes
  • fancy up: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
As verbs, fancy up is a hypernym of dress; that is, fancy up is a word with a broader meaning than dress:
  • dress: dress or groom with elaborate care
  • fancy up: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
dress (noun) fancy up (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) fancy up (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions
dress (verb) fancy up (verb)
put on clothes put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
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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