dress vs put on

dress is a noun but put on is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dress	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
put on	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, put on is a hyponym of dress; that is, put on is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dress:

As verbs, put on is a hypernym of dress; that is, put on is a word with a broader meaning than dress:

Other hypernyms of dress include apply.

dress (noun)	put on (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)	put on (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes	adopted in order to deceive
suitable for formal occasions

dress (verb)	put on (verb)
put on clothes	put clothing on one's body
provide with clothes or put clothes on	increase (one's body weight)
apply a bandage or medication to	add to something existing
arrange attractively	add to the odometer
dress or groom with elaborate care	fool or hoax
give a neat appearance to	coat, cover or smear a surface with
dress in a certain manner	prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
kill and prepare for market or consumption	carry out (performances)
convert into leather	put on the stove or ready for cooking
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