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dress vs prim up

prim up vs dress

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

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

dress and prim up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dress Yes Yes Yes No
prim up No No Yes No
As verbs, prim up is a hyponym of dress; that is, prim up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dress:
  • dress: provide with clothes or put clothes on
  • prim up: dress primly
dress (noun) prim 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) prim up (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions
dress (verb) prim up (verb)
put on clothes dress primly
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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