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exfoliate vs chip

chip vs exfoliate

exfoliate is not a noun while chip is a noun.

exfoliate and chip both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
exfoliate No No Yes No
chip Yes No Yes No
As verbs, chip is a hypernym of exfoliate; that is, chip is a word with a broader meaning than exfoliate:
  • exfoliate: come off in a very thin piece
  • chip: break off (a piece from a whole)
Other hypernyms of exfoliate include break away, break off, chip off, come off.
exfoliate (noun) chip (noun)
the act of chipping something
(golf) a low running approach shot
electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a piece of dried bovine dung
exfoliate (verb) chip (verb)
grow by producing or unfolding leaves break a small piece off from
cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters break off (a piece from a whole)
remove the surface, in scales or laminae form by chipping
spread by opening the leaves of cut a nick into
come off in a very thin piece play a chip shot
Difference between exfoliate and chip

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