The difference between Press and Wardrobe

When used as nouns, press means a device used to apply pressure to an item, whereas wardrobe means a room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.

When used as verbs, press means to exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight, whereas wardrobe means to act as a wardrobe department, to provide clothing or sets of clothes.

check bellow for the other definitions of Press and Wardrobe

  1. Press as a noun (countable):

    A device used to apply pressure to an item.

    Examples:

    "a flower press'"

  2. Press as a noun (countable):

    A printing machine.

    Examples:

    "Stop the presses!"

  3. Press as a noun (uncountable):

    A collective term for the print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).

    Examples:

    "according to a member of the press;  nowrap This article appeared in the press."

  4. Press as a noun (countable):

    A publisher.

  5. Press as a noun (countable, especially, _, in, _, Ireland, _, and, _, Scotland):

    An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).

    Examples:

    "Put the cups in the press.  nowrap Put the ironing in the linen press."

  6. Press as a noun (countable, weightlifting):

    An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.

  7. Press as a noun (countable, wagering):

    An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.

    Examples:

    "He can even the match with a press."

  8. Press as a noun (countable):

    Pure, unfermented grape juice.

    Examples:

    "I would like some Concord press with my meal tonight."

  9. Press as a noun:

    A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.

  10. Press as a noun (obsolete):

    A crowd.

  1. Press as a verb (ambitransitive):

    to exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight

  2. Press as a verb (transitive):

    to compress, squeeze

    Examples:

    "to press fruit for the purpose of extracting the juice"

  3. Press as a verb (transitive):

    to clasp, hold in an embrace; to hug

    Examples:

    "She took her son, and press'd"

    "The illustrious infant to her fragrant breast'' (''Dryden'', Illiad, VI. 178.)"

  4. Press as a verb (transitive):

    to reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth

    Examples:

    "to press cloth with an iron"

    "to press a hat"

  5. Press as a verb (transitive, sewing):

    To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.

  6. Press as a verb (transitive):

    to drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction

    Examples:

    "to press a crowd back"

  7. Press as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    to weigh upon, oppress, trouble

    Examples:

    "He turns from us;"

    "Alas, he weeps too! Something presses him"

    "He would reveal, but dare not.-Sir, be comforted.'' (''Fletcher'', Pilgrim, I. 2.)"

  8. Press as a verb (transitive):

    to force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly, impel

  9. Press as a verb:

    To try to force (something upon someone); to urge or inculcate.

    Examples:

    "to press the Bible on an audience"

  10. Press as a verb (transitive):

    to hasten, urge onward

    Examples:

    "to press a horse in a race"

  11. Press as a verb (transitive):

    to urge, beseech, entreat

    Examples:

    "God heard their prayers, wherein they earnestly pressed him for the honor of his great name.'' (''Winthrop'', Hist. New England, II. 35)"

  12. Press as a verb (transitive):

    to lay stress upon, emphasize

    Examples:

    "If we read but a very little, we naturally want to press it all; if we read a great deal, we are willing not to press the whole of what we read, and we learn what ought to be pressed and what not.'' (''M. Arnold'', Literature and Dogma, Pref.)"

  13. Press as a verb (ambitransitive):

    to throng, crowd

  14. Press as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    to print

  15. Press as a verb:

    To force into service, particularly into naval service.

  1. Wardrobe as a noun (obsolete):

    A room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.

  2. Wardrobe as a noun (figuratively):

    A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.

  3. Wardrobe as a noun (figuratively):

    The building housing such a department.

  4. Wardrobe as a noun (obsolete):

    Any closet used for storing anything.

  5. Wardrobe as a noun:

    A room for keeping costumes and other property safe at a theater; a prop room.

  6. Wardrobe as a noun (figuratively):

    The department of a theater, movie studio, etc which purchases, keeps, and cares for costumes; its staff; its room(s) or building(s).

  7. Wardrobe as a noun:

    A movable cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes, particularly as a large piece of bedroom furniture.

  8. Wardrobe as a noun:

    A tall built-in cupboard or closet for storing clothes, often including a rail for coat-hangers, and usually located in a bedroom.

  9. Wardrobe as a noun (figuratively, uncommon):

    Anything that similarly stores or houses something.

  10. Wardrobe as a noun:

    The contents of a wardrobe: an individual's entire collection of clothing.

  11. Wardrobe as a noun (figuratively):

    Any collection of clothing.

  12. Wardrobe as a noun (figuratively, uncommon):

    Any collection of anything.

  13. Wardrobe as a noun (obsolete):

    A private chamber, particularly one used for sleeping or urinating and defecating.

  14. Wardrobe as a noun (hunting, obsolete):

    Badger feces, particularly used in tracking game.

  1. Wardrobe as a verb (intransitive):

    To act as a wardrobe department, to provide clothing or sets of clothes.

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