beef vs oxen
oxen vs beefbeef and oxen both are nouns.
beef is a verb but oxen is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| beef | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| oxen | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
oxen is a hypernym of
beef; that is, oxen is a
word with a broader meaning than beef:
- beef: cattle that are reared for their meat
- oxen: domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
| beef (noun) | oxen (noun) |
|---|---|
| cattle that are reared for their meat | domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age |
| informal terms for objecting | |
| meat from an adult domestic bovine |
| beef (verb) | oxen (verb) |
|---|---|
| complain |
Words related to "beef"
- Aberdeen Angus
- Angus
- Bos taurus
- Charolais
- Durham
- Galloway
- Hereford
- Santa Gertrudis
- Texas longhorn
- beef cattle
- beef loin
- beefalo
- bellyache
- bitch
- black Angus
- boeuf
- bully beef
- cattalo
- cattle
- complain
- corn beef
- corned beef
- cows
- crab
- cut of beef
- gripe
- ground beef
- grouse
- hamburger
- holler
- kick
- kine
- kvetch
- longhorn
- meat
- objection
- oxen
- pastrami
- plain
- quetch
- shorthorn
- sound off
- squawk
- whiteface
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