adorn vs flag

adorn is not a noun while flag is a noun.

adorn and flag both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adorn	No	No	Yes	No
flag	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, flag is a hyponym of adorn; that is, flag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adorn:

adorn: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
flag: decorate with flags

Other hyponyms of adorn include wreathe, beset, encrust, incrust, braid, broider, embroider, stick, illustrate, garland, fledge, flight, bespangle, spangle, foliate, bard, barde, caparison, dress up, bead, pipe, applique, gild the lily, paint the lily, vermiculate, smock, hang, prank, tinsel, tart up, stucco, redecorate, panel, bejewel, jewel, filet, fillet, scallop, bedizen, dress ship, dress, garnish, trim, trim, bedeck, bedight, deck, festoon, enamel, inlay, lacquer, begild, engild, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fringe, fret, landscape.

adorn (noun)	flag (noun)
	a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
	emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
	stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
	flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
	a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
	a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
	plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

adorn (verb)	flag (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	provide with a flag
furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors	become less intense
be beautiful to look at	communicate or signal with a flag
	decorate with flags
	droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

Difference between adorn and flag

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