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envelope vs bag

bag vs envelope

envelope and bag both are nouns.

envelope is not a verb while bag is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
envelope Yes No No No
bag Yes No Yes No
As nouns, bag is a hypernym of envelope; that is, bag is a word with a broader meaning than envelope:
  • envelope: the bag containing the gas in a balloon
  • bag: a flexible container with a single opening
envelope (noun) bag (noun)
any wrapper or covering an activity that you like or at which you are superior
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc. mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
the bag containing the gas in a balloon a flexible container with a single opening
the maximum operating capability of a system (especially an aircraft) a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
a natural covering (as by a fluid) a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves a place that the runner must touch before scoring
an ugly or ill-tempered woman
the quantity that a bag will hold
the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person)
envelope (verb) bag (verb)
put into a bag
capture or kill, as in hunting
take unlawfully
bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
hang loosely, like an empty bag
Difference between envelope and bag

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