flagellate vs lash
lash vs flagellateflagellate and lash both are nouns.
flagellate is an adjective but lash is not an adjective.
flagellate and lash both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| flagellate | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| lash | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
lash is a hypernym of
flagellate; that is, lash is a
word with a broader meaning than flagellate:
- flagellate: whip
- lash: beat severely with a whip or rod
| flagellate (noun) | lash (noun) |
|---|---|
| a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals | a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object |
| leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip | |
| any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids |
| flagellate (adjective) | lash (adjective) |
|---|---|
| having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum) |
| flagellate (verb) | lash (verb) |
|---|---|
| whip | strike as if by whipping |
| beat severely with a whip or rod | |
| bind with a rope, chain, or cord | |
| lash or flick about sharply |
Words related to "flagellate"
- Costia necatrix
- Flagellata
- Leishmania
- Mastigophora
- class Flagellata
- class Mastigophora
- costia
- dinoflagellate
- flagellant
- flagellate protozoan
- flagellated
- flagellated protozoan
- flagellation
- flagellum
- flog
- genus Leishmania
- giardia
- hypermastigote
- lash
- lash-like
- lather
- mastigophoran
- mastigophore
- polymastigote
- protozoan
- protozoon
- scourge
- slash
- strap
- trichomonad
- trounce
- welt
- whip
- whiplike
- zooflagellate
- zoomastigote
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