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blanket vs mackinaw

mackinaw vs blanket

blanket and mackinaw both are nouns.

blanket is an adjective but mackinaw is not an adjective.

blanket is a verb but mackinaw is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blanket Yes Yes Yes No
mackinaw Yes No No No
As nouns, mackinaw is a hyponym of blanket; that is, mackinaw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blanket:
  • blanket: bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
  • mackinaw: a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States
Other hyponyms of blanket include afghan, electric blanket, Mackinaw blanket, manta, security blanket.
blanket (noun) mackinaw (noun)
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design
a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes
anything that covers a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States
a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material
blanket (adjective) mackinaw (adjective)
broad in scope or content
blanket (verb) mackinaw (verb)
cover as if with a blanket
form a blanket-like cover (over)
Difference between blanket and mackinaw

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