Dress vs. Gown
Difference Between Dress and Gown
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.
Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses.Gownnoun
A loose, flowing upper garment.
Dressnoun
(uncountable) Apparel, clothing.
He came to the party in formal dress.Gownnoun
A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.
Dressnoun
The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
Gownnoun
The official robe of certain professional men and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.
Dressnoun
A dress rehearsal.
Gownnoun
The dress of civil officers, as opposed to military officers.
Dressverb
(transitive) To fit out with the necessary clothing; to clothe, put clothes on (something or someone).
He was dressed in the latest fashions.Gownnoun
(by metonymy) The university community.
In the perennial town versus gown battles, townies win some violent battles, but the collegians are winning the war.Dressverb
(intransitive) To clothe oneself; to put on clothes.
I rose and dressed before daybreak.It's very cold out. Dress warm.Gownnoun
A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
Dressverb
To put on the uniform and equipment necessary to play the game.
Due to a left ankle sprain, Kobe Bryant did not dress for the game against IndianaGownnoun
Any sort of dress or garb.
Dressverb
Of a man, to allow the genitals to fall to one side or other within the trousers.
Does sir dress to the right or the left?Gownnoun
The robe worn by a surgeon.
Dressverb
(transitive) To prepare (food) for cooking, especially by seasoning it.
Gownverb
To dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.
Dressverb
To prepare oneself; to make ready.
Gownnoun
long, usually formal, woman's dress
Dressverb
To adorn, ornament.
It was time to dress the windows for Christmas again.Gownnoun
protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
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.
Gownnoun
outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions
Dressverb
(transitive) To treat (a wound, or wounded person).
Gownverb
dress in a gown
Dressverb
To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
to dress leather or cloth;to dress a garden;to dress grain, by cleansing it;in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating themDressverb
(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.
to dress the ranksRight, dress!Dressverb
To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
Dressnoun
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
Dressnoun
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion;
formal attirebattle dressDressnoun
clothing in general;
she was refined in her choice of apparelhe always bought his clothes at the same storefastidious about his dressDressverb
put on clothes;
we had to dress quicklydress the patientCan the child dress by herself?Dressverb
provide with clothes or put clothes on;
Parents must feed and dress their childDressverb
put a finish on;
dress the surface smoothDressverb
dress in a certain manner;
She dresses in the latest Paris fashionhe dressed up in a suit and tieDressverb
dress or groom with elaborate care;
She likes to dress when going to the operaDressverb
kill and prepare for market or consumption;
dress a turkeyDressverb
arrange in ranks;
dress troopsDressverb
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
Dressverb
provide with decoration;
dress the windowsDressverb
put a dressing on;
dress the saladsDressverb
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of;
dress the plants in the gardenDressverb
cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
Dressverb
convert into leather;
dress the tanned skinsDressverb
apply a bandage or medication to;
dress the victim's woundsDressverb
give a neat appearance to;
groom the dogsdress the horsesDressverb
arrange attractively;
dress my hair for the weddingDressadjective
suitable for formal occasions;
formal weara full-dress uniformdress shoesDressadjective
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes;
a dress dinnera full-dress ceremony
