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down vs swan's down

swan's down vs down

down and swan's down both are nouns.

down is an adjective but swan's down is not an adjective.

down is a verb but swan's down is not a verb.

down is an adverb but swan's down is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
swan's down Yes No No No
As nouns, swan's down is a hyponym of down; that is, swan's down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than down:
  • down: soft fine feathers
  • swan's down: down of the swan
Other hyponyms of down include duck down, goose down, plumule.
down (noun) swan's down (noun)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football down of the swan
soft fine feathers soft woolen fabric used especially for baby clothes
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
down (adjective) swan's down (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
down (verb) swan's down (verb)
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
bring down or defeat (an opponent)
drink down entirely
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
down (adverb) swan's down (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
Difference between down and swan's down

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