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top vs dress

dress vs top

top and dress both are nouns.

top and dress both are adjectives.

top and dress both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
top Yes Yes Yes No
dress Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, dress is a hypernym of top; that is, dress is a word with a broader meaning than top:
  • top: cut the top off
  • dress: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
Other hypernyms of top include clip, crop, cut back, lop, prune, snip, trim.
top (noun) dress (noun)
a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container) clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance clothing in general
a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
the greatest possible intensity
the highest or uppermost side of anything
the upper part of anything
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
top (adjective) dress (adjective)
situated at the top or highest position (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions
top (verb) dress (verb)
be the culminating event put on clothes
finish up or conclude provide with clothes or put clothes on
cut the top off apply a bandage or medication to
strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin arrange attractively
pass by, over, or under without making contact dress or groom with elaborate care
reach or ascend the top of give a neat appearance to
provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure) dress in a certain manner
be superior or better than some standard kill and prepare for market or consumption
be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point convert into leather
be ahead of others; be the first 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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