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dye vs woad

woad vs dye

dye and woad both are nouns.

dye is a verb but woad is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dye Yes No Yes No
woad Yes No No No
As nouns, woad is a hyponym of dye; that is, woad is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dye:
  • dye: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
  • woad: a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant
dye (noun) woad (noun)
a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant
dye (verb) woad (verb)
color with dye
color for microscopic study
Difference between dye and woad

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