Dress vs. Suit

Dressnoun

(countable) An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist.

Dressnoun

(uncountable) Apparel, clothing.

Dressnoun

The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.

Dressnoun

A dress rehearsal.

Dressverb

(transitive) To fit out with the necessary clothing; to clothe, put clothes on (something or someone).

Dressverb

(intransitive) To clothe oneself; to put on clothes.

Dressverb

To put on the uniform and equipment necessary to play the game.

Dressverb

Of a man, to allow the genitals to fall to one side or other within the trousers.

Dressverb

(transitive) To prepare (food) for cooking, especially by seasoning it.

Dressverb

To prepare oneself; to make ready.

Dressverb

To adorn, ornament.

Dressverb

(nautical) To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when "dressed full", the signal flags and pennants are added.

Dressverb

(transitive) To treat (a wound, or wounded person).

Dressverb

To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.

Dressverb

(transitive) To prepare the surface of (a material; usually stone or lumber).

Dressverb

(transitive) To manure (land).

Dressverb

(transitive) To bolt or sift flour.

Dressverb

To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align. Sometimes an imperative command.

Dressverb

To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.

Dressverb

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

Dressverb

To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks.

Dressverb

To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.

Dressverb

To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them.

Dressverb

To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.

Dressverb

To put in proper condition by appareling, as the body; to put clothes upon; to apparel; to invest with garments or rich decorations; to clothe; to deck.

Dressverb

To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.

Dressverb

To arrange one's self in due position in a line of soldiers; - the word of command to form alignment in ranks; as, Dress right, dress!

Dressverb

To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly.

Dressnoun

That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel.

Dressnoun

A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.

Dressnoun

Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.

Dressnoun

The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.

Dressnoun

a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

Dressnoun

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion;

Dressnoun

clothing in general;

Dressverb

put on clothes;

Dressverb

provide with clothes or put clothes on;

Dressverb

put a finish on;

Dressverb

dress in a certain manner;

Dressverb

dress or groom with elaborate care;

Dressverb

kill and prepare for market or consumption;

Dressverb

arrange in ranks;

Dressverb

decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

Dressverb

provide with decoration;

Dressverb

put a dressing on;

Dressverb

cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of;

Dressverb

cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width

Dressverb

convert into leather;

Dressverb

apply a bandage or medication to;

Dressverb

give a neat appearance to;

Dressverb

arrange attractively;

Dressadjective

suitable for formal occasions;

Dressadjective

(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes;

Dressverb

put on one's clothes

Dressverb

wear clothes in a particular way or of a particular type

Dressverb

put clothes on (someone)

Dressverb

put on clothes appropriate for a formal occasion

Dressverb

design or supply clothes for (a celebrity)

Dressverb

decorate (something) in an artistic or attractive way

Dressverb

decorate (a ship) with flags for a special occasion.

Dressverb

treat or prepare (something) in a certain way.

Dressverb

clean, treat, or apply a dressing to (a wound)

Dressverb

clean and prepare (food, especially poultry or shellfish) for cooking or eating

Dressverb

add a dressing to (a salad)

Dressverb

apply a fertilizer to (an area of ground or a plant)

Dressverb

complete the preparation or manufacture of (leather or fabric) by treating its surface in some way

Dressverb

smooth the surface of (stone)

Dressverb

arrange or style (hair)

Dressverb

draw up (troops) in the proper alignment.

Dressverb

(of troops) come into proper alignment.

Dressverb

(of a man) have the genitals habitually on one or the other side of the fork of the trousers

Dressverb

make (an artificial fly) for use in fishing

Dressnoun

a one-piece garment for a woman or girl that covers the body and extends down over the legs

Dressnoun

clothing of a specified kind for men or women

Dressnoun

denoting military uniform or other clothing used on formal or ceremonial occasions

Dress

A dress (also known as a frock or a gown) is a garment traditionally worn by women or girls consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice (or a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment). It consists of a top piece that covers the torso and hangs down over the legs.

Suitnoun

A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.

Suitnoun

(by extension) A single garment that covers the whole body: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit.

Suitnoun

A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.

Suitnoun

A full set of armour.

Suitnoun

(legal) The attempt to gain an end by legal process; a process instituted in a court of law for the recovery of a right or claim; a lawsuit.

Suitnoun

The act of following or pursuing; pursuit, chase.

Suitnoun

Pursuit of a love-interest; wooing, courtship.

Suitnoun

(obsolete) The act of suing; the pursuit of a particular object or goal.

Suitnoun

The full set of sails required for a ship.

Suitnoun

(card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by color and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.

Suitnoun

(obsolete) Regular order; succession.

Suitnoun

(archaic) A company of attendants or followers; a retinue.

Suitnoun

(archaic) A group of similar or related objects or items considered as a whole; a suite (of rooms etc.)

Suitverb

(transitive) To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit.

Suitverb

To be suitable or apt for one's image.

Suitverb

(transitive)To be appropriate or apt for.

Suitverb

To dress; to clothe.

Suitverb

To please; to make content; to fit one's taste.

Suitverb

(intransitive) To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with)

Suitnoun

The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit.

Suitnoun

The act of suing; the process by which one endeavors to gain an end or an object; an attempt to attain a certain result; pursuit; endeavor.

Suitnoun

The act of wooing in love; the solicitation of a woman in marriage; courtship.

Suitnoun

The attempt to gain an end by legal process; an action or process for the recovery of a right or claim; legal application to a court for justice; prosecution of right before any tribunal; as, a civil suit; a criminal suit; a suit in chancery.

Suitnoun

That which follows as a retinue; a company of attendants or followers; the assembly of persons who attend upon a prince, magistrate, or other person of distinction; - often written suite, and pronounced swēt.

Suitnoun

Things that follow in a series or succession; the individual objects, collectively considered, which constitute a series, as of rooms, buildings, compositions, etc.; - often written suite, and pronounced swēt.

Suitnoun

A number of things used together, and generally necessary to be united in order to answer their purpose; a number of things ordinarily classed or used together; a set; as, a suit of curtains; a suit of armor; a suit of clothes; a three-piece business suit.

Suitnoun

One of the four sets of cards which constitute a pack; - each set consisting of thirteen cards bearing a particular emblem, as hearts, spades, clubs, or diamonds; also, the members of each such suit held by a player in certain games, such as bridge; as, hearts were her long suit.

Suitnoun

Regular order; succession.

Suitnoun

Someone who dresses in a business suit, as contrasted with more informal attire;

Suitverb

To fit; to adapt; to make proper or suitable; as, to suit the action to the word.

Suitverb

To be fitted to; to accord with; to become; to befit.

Suitverb

To dress; to clothe.

Suitverb

To please; to make content; as, he is well suited with his place; to suit one's taste.

Suitverb

To agree; to accord; to be fitted; to correspond; - usually followed by with or to.

Suitnoun

a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy;

Suitnoun

a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color;

Suitnoun

playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color;

Suitnoun

a businessman dressed in a business suit;

Suitnoun

a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage);

Suitnoun

a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank

Suitverb

be agreeable or acceptable to;

Suitverb

be agreeable or acceptable;

Suitverb

accord or comport with;

Suitverb

enhance the appearance of;

Suitnoun

a set of outer clothes made of the same fabric and designed to be worn together, typically consisting of a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt

Suitnoun

a set of clothes to be worn for a particular activity

Suitnoun

a complete set of pieces of armour for covering the whole body

Suitnoun

a high-ranking executive in an organization, typically one regarded as exercising influence in an impersonal way

Suitnoun

any of the sets into which a pack of playing cards is divided (in conventional packs comprising spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs).

Suitnoun

a lawsuit.

Suitnoun

the process of trying to win a woman's affection with a view to marriage

Suitnoun

a petition or entreaty made to a person in authority

Suitnoun

a complete set of sails required for a ship or for a set of spars

Suitverb

be convenient for or acceptable to

Suitverb

act entirely according to one's own wishes (often used to express the speaker's annoyance)

Suitverb

adapt something to

Suitverb

enhance the features, figure, or character of (someone)

Suitverb

put on clothes, especially for a particular activity