cream vs spikenard

spikenard vs cream

cream and spikenard both are nouns.

cream is a verb but spikenard is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cream	Yes	No	Yes	No
spikenard	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spikenard is a hyponym of cream; that is, spikenard is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cream:

cream: toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
spikenard: an aromatic ointment used in antiquity

Other hyponyms of cream include cold cream, coldcream, face cream, vanishing cream, hand cream, lanolin, nard, sun blocker, sunblock, sunscreen.

cream (noun)	spikenard (noun)
toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin	an aromatic ointment used in antiquity
the part of milk containing the butterfat
the best people or things in a group

cream (verb)	spikenard (verb)
add cream to one's coffee, for example
make creamy by beating
remove from the surface
put on cream, as on one's face or body
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

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