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dress vs turn

turn vs dress

dress and turn both are nouns.

dress is an adjective but turn is not an adjective.

dress and turn both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dress Yes Yes Yes No
turn Yes No Yes No
As verbs, turn is a hypernym of dress; that is, turn is a word with a broader meaning than dress:
  • dress: provide with clothes or put clothes on
  • turn: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Other hypernyms of dress include change state.
dress (noun) turn (noun)
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
clothing in general taking a short walk out and back
a favor for someone
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
turning or twisting around (in place)
a short performance that is part of a longer program
a movement in a new direction
an unforeseen development
a circular segment of a curve
(sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
dress (adjective) turn (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions
dress (verb) turn (verb)
put on clothes twist suddenly so as to sprain
provide with clothes or put clothes on change to the contrary
apply a bandage or medication to go sour or spoil
arrange attractively pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
dress or groom with elaborate care undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
give a neat appearance to change color
dress in a certain manner become officially one year older
kill and prepare for market or consumption have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
convert into leather direct at someone
put a dressing on shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
put a finish on let (something) fall or spill from a container
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of alter the functioning or setting of
provide with decoration cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods to change orientation or direction
arrange in ranks cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
cause to move around or rotate
pass to the other side of
move around an axis or a center
to send or let go
cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
get by buying and selling
accomplish by rotating
undergo a change or development
cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
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