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dye vs hand-dye

hand-dye vs dye

dye is a noun but hand-dye is not a noun.

dye and hand-dye both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dye Yes No Yes No
hand-dye No No Yes No
As verbs, hand-dye is a hyponym of dye; that is, hand-dye is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dye:
  • dye: color with dye
  • hand-dye: dye by hand
Other hyponyms of dye include bronze, dye, stain, deep-dye, impress, yarn-dye, stain, fast dye, double dye, piece-dye.
dye (noun) hand-dye (noun)
a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
dye (verb) hand-dye (verb)
color with dye dye by hand
color for microscopic study
Difference between dye and hand-dye

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