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crab vs plain

plain vs crab

crab and plain both are nouns.

crab is not an adjective while plain is an adjective.

crab and plain both are verbs.

crab is not an adverb while plain is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crab Yes No Yes No
plain Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, plain is a hypernym of crab; that is, plain is a word with a broader meaning than crab:
  • crab: complain
  • plain: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
Other hypernyms of crab include complain, kick, kvetch, quetch, sound off.
crab (noun) plain (noun)
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers extensive tract of level open land
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
the edible flesh of any of various crabs
a quarrelsome grouch
crab (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
crab (verb) plain (verb)
complain express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
fish for crab
scurry sideways like a crab
direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
crab (adverb) plain (adverb)
unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
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