old maid vs flower

flower vs old maid

old maid and flower both are nouns.

old maid is not a verb while flower is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
old maid	Yes	No	No	No
flower	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, flower is a hypernym of old maid; that is, flower is a word with a broader meaning than old maid:

old maid: any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
flower: a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

old maid (noun)	flower (noun)
a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid')	a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
an elderly unmarried woman	reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
the loser in a game of old maid	the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads

old maid (verb)	flower (verb)
	produce or yield flowers

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