decorate vs scallop

scallop vs decorate

decorate is not a noun while scallop is a noun.

decorate and scallop both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decorate	No	No	Yes	No
scallop	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, scallop is a hyponym of decorate; that is, scallop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decorate:

decorate: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
scallop: decorate an edge with scallops

Other hyponyms of decorate include wreathe, beset, encrust, incrust, braid, broider, embroider, stick, illustrate, garland, fledge, flight, bespangle, spangle, foliate, flag, bard, barde, caparison, dress up, bead, pipe, applique, gild the lily, paint the lily, vermiculate, smock, hang, prank, tinsel, tart up, stucco, redecorate, panel, bejewel, jewel, filet, fillet, bedizen, dress ship, dress, garnish, trim, trim, bedeck, bedight, deck, festoon, enamel, inlay, lacquer, begild, engild, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fringe, fret, landscape.

decorate (noun)	scallop (noun)
	edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
	edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
	thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
	one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)

decorate (verb)	scallop (verb)
provide with decoration	shape or cut in scallops
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	fish for scallops
award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to	form scallops in
be beautiful to look at	decorate an edge with scallops
	bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top

Difference between decorate and scallop

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