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dress vs pinch

pinch vs dress

dress and pinch both are nouns.

dress is an adjective but pinch is not an adjective.

dress and pinch both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dress Yes Yes Yes No
pinch Yes No Yes No
As verbs, pinch is a hyponym of dress; that is, pinch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dress:
  • dress: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  • pinch: cut the top off
Other hyponyms of dress include shear, poll, pollard, top, disbud.
dress (noun) pinch (noun)
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice a squeeze with the fingers
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
clothing in general a small sharp bite or snip
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
a slight but appreciable amount
an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
a painful or straitened circumstance
dress (adjective) pinch (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions
dress (verb) pinch (verb)
put on clothes irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
provide with clothes or put clothes on squeeze tightly between the fingers
apply a bandage or medication to make ridges into by pinching together
arrange attractively cut the top off
dress or groom with elaborate care make off with belongings of others
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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