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beef vs plain

plain vs beef

beef and plain both are nouns.

beef is not an adjective while plain is an adjective.

beef and plain both are verbs.

beef is not an adverb while plain is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
beef Yes No Yes No
plain Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, plain is a hypernym of beef; that is, plain is a word with a broader meaning than beef:
  • beef: complain
  • plain: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
Other hypernyms of beef include complain, kick, kvetch, quetch, sound off.
beef (noun) plain (noun)
cattle that are reared for their meat a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
informal terms for objecting extensive tract of level open land
meat from an adult domestic bovine
beef (adjective) plain (adjective)
not elaborate or elaborated; simple
lacking patterns especially in color
free from any effort to soften to disguise
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
not mixed with extraneous elements
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
beef (verb) plain (verb)
complain express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
beef (adverb) plain (adverb)
unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
Difference between beef and plain

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