Britain vs ripping

Britain is a noun but ripping is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Britain	Yes	No	No	No
ripping	No	Yes	No	No

Britain (noun)	ripping (noun)
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Britain (adjective)	ripping (adjective)
	resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
	very good; of the highest quality