adorn vs scallop

scallop vs adorn

adorn is not a noun while scallop is a noun.

adorn and scallop both are verbs.

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

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

adorn: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
scallop: decorate an edge with scallops

Other hyponyms of adorn include wreathe, beset, encrust, incrust, braid, broider, embroider, stick, illustrate, garland, fledge, flight, bespangle, spangle, foliate, flag, 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, 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)	scallop (noun)
	edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
	edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
	thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
	one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)

adorn (verb)	scallop (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	shape or cut in scallops
furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors	fish for scallops
be beautiful to look at	form scallops in
	decorate an edge with scallops
	bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top

Difference between adorn and scallop

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