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chip vs exfoliate

exfoliate vs chip

chip is a noun but exfoliate is not a noun.

chip and exfoliate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chip Yes No Yes No
exfoliate No No Yes No
As verbs, exfoliate is a hyponym of chip; that is, exfoliate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chip:
  • chip: break off (a piece from a whole)
  • exfoliate: come off in a very thin piece
Other hyponyms of chip include flake, flake off, peel, peel off.
chip (noun) exfoliate (noun)
the act of chipping something
(golf) a low running approach shot
electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a piece of dried bovine dung
chip (verb) exfoliate (verb)
break a small piece off from grow by producing or unfolding leaves
break off (a piece from a whole) cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
form by chipping remove the surface, in scales or laminae
cut a nick into spread by opening the leaves of
play a chip shot come off in a very thin piece
Difference between chip and exfoliate

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