habit vs dress

habit and dress both are nouns.

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

As nouns, dress is a hypernym of habit; that is, dress is a word with a broader meaning than habit:

Other hypernyms of habit include attire, garb.

As nouns, dress is a hypernym of habit; that is, dress is a word with a broader meaning than habit:

habit: attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
dress: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

Other hypernyms of habit include attire, garb.

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

Other hypernyms of habit include apparel, clothe, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog.

habit (noun)	dress (noun)
excessive use of drugs	a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition	clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order	clothing in general
attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
an established custom
the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

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

habit (verb)	dress (verb)
put a habit on	put on clothes
	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