Dress vs. Wear

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.

Wearverb

To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.

Wearverb

To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.

Wearverb

To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.

Wearverb

To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.

Wearverb

To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.

Wearverb

(intransitive) To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due to any continued process, activity, or use.

Wearverb

To exhaust, fatigue, expend, or weary.

Wearverb

(intransitive) To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or desirable qualities under any continued strain or long period of time; sometimes said of a person, regarding the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate.

Wearverb

(in the phrase "wearing on (someone)") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue, or weariness near the point of an exhaustion of patience.

Wearverb

To pass slowly, gradually or tediously.

Wearverb

(nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind. Also written "ware". Past: weared, or wore/worn.

Wearverb

To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.

Wearverb

To defend; protect.

Wearverb

To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.

Wearverb

To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.

Wearnoun

(uncountable) (in combination) clothing

Wearnoun

(uncountable) damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time

Wearnoun

(uncountable) fashion

Wearnoun

Same as Weir.

Wearnoun

The act of wearing, or the state of being worn; consumption by use; diminution by friction; as, the wear of a garment.

Wearnoun

The thing worn; style of dress; the fashion.

Wearnoun

The result of wearing or use; consumption, diminution, or impairment due to use, friction, or the like; as, the wear of this coat has been good.

Wearverb

To cause to go about, as a vessel, by putting the helm up, instead of alee as in tacking, so that the vessel's bow is turned away from, and her stern is presented to, the wind, and, as she turns still farther, her sails fill on the other side; to veer.

Wearverb

To carry or bear upon the person; to bear upon one's self, as an article of clothing, decoration, warfare, bondage, etc.; to have appendant to one's body; to have on; as, to wear a coat; to wear a shackle.

Wearverb

To have or exhibit an appearance of, as an aspect or manner; to bear; as, she wears a smile on her countenance.

Wearverb

To use up by carrying or having upon one's self; hence, to consume by use; to waste; to use up; as, to wear clothes rapidly.

Wearverb

To impair, waste, or diminish, by continual attrition, scraping, percussion, on the like; to consume gradually; to cause to lower or disappear; to spend.

Wearverb

To cause or make by friction or wasting; as, to wear a channel; to wear a hole.

Wearverb

To form or shape by, or as by, attrition.

Wearverb

To endure or suffer use; to last under employment; to bear the consequences of use, as waste, consumption, or attrition; as, a coat wears well or ill; - hence, sometimes applied to character, qualifications, etc.; as, a man wears well as an acquaintance.

Wearverb

To be wasted, consumed, or diminished, by being used; to suffer injury, loss, or extinction by use or time; to decay, or be spent, gradually.

Wearnoun

impairment resulting from long use;

Wearnoun

a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

Wearnoun

the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment;

Wearverb

be dressed in;

Wearverb

have on one's person;

Wearverb

have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality;

Wearverb

deteriorate through use or stress;

Wearverb

have or show an appearance of;

Wearverb

last and be usable;

Wearverb

go to pieces;

Wearverb

exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress;

Wearverb

put clothing on one's body;

Wear

Wear is the damaging, gradual removal or deformation of material at solid surfaces. Causes of wear can be mechanical (e.g., erosion) or chemical (e.g., corrosion).