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dry cleaning vs cleaning

cleaning vs dry cleaning

dry cleaning and cleaning both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dry cleaning Yes No No No
cleaning Yes No No No
As nouns, cleaning is a hypernym of dry cleaning; that is, cleaning is a word with a broader meaning than dry cleaning:
  • dry cleaning: the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water
  • cleaning: the act of making something clean
Other hypernyms of dry cleaning include cleansing, cleanup.
dry cleaning (noun) cleaning (noun)
the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water the act of making something clean
Difference between dry cleaning and cleaning

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