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dress vs ornament

ornament vs dress

dress and ornament both are nouns.

dress is an adjective but ornament is not an adjective.

dress and ornament both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dress Yes Yes Yes No
ornament Yes No Yes No
As verbs, ornament is a hypernym of dress; that is, ornament is a word with a broader meaning than dress:
  • dress: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
  • ornament: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
Other hypernyms of dress include adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace.
dress (noun) ornament (noun)
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice something used to beautify
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
clothing in general
dress (adjective) ornament (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions
dress (verb) ornament (verb)
put on clothes make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
provide with clothes or put clothes on be an ornament to
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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