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balloon vs hot-air balloon

hot-air balloon vs balloon

balloon and hot-air balloon both are nouns.

balloon is a verb but hot-air balloon is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
balloon Yes No Yes No
hot-air balloon Yes No No No
As nouns, hot-air balloon is a hyponym of balloon; that is, hot-air balloon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than balloon:
  • balloon: large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
  • hot-air balloon: balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air
Other hyponyms of balloon include meteorological balloon, trial balloon.
balloon (noun) hot-air balloon (noun)
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air
small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
balloon (verb) hot-air balloon (verb)
become inflated
ride in a hot-air balloon
Difference between balloon and hot-air balloon

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