dress vs vest

dress and vest both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dress	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
vest	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

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

dress (noun)	vest (noun)
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice	a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion	a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
clothing in general

dress (adjective)	vest (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions

dress (verb)	vest (verb)
put on clothes	clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
provide with clothes or put clothes on	clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
apply a bandage or medication to	place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons
arrange attractively	become legally vested
dress or groom with elaborate care	provide with power and authority
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