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boiled egg vs hard-cooked egg

hard-cooked egg vs boiled egg

boiled egg and hard-cooked egg both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
boiled egg Yes No No No
hard-cooked egg Yes No No No
As nouns, hard-cooked egg is a hyponym of boiled egg; that is, hard-cooked egg is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than boiled egg:
  • boiled egg: egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water
  • hard-cooked egg: an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk solidify
Other hyponyms of boiled egg include hard-boiled egg.
boiled egg (noun) hard-cooked egg (noun)
egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk solidify
Difference between boiled egg and hard-cooked egg

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