ornament vs fin

fin vs ornament

ornament and fin both are nouns.

ornament and fin both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ornament	Yes	No	Yes	No
fin	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fin is a hyponym of ornament; that is, fin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ornament:

ornament: something used to beautify
fin: one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile

Other hyponyms of ornament include adornment, arabesque, architectural ornament, beading, beadwork, bow, brass, centerpiece, centrepiece, Christmas tree, cockade, design, figure, pattern, embellishment, finial, floral arrangement, flower arrangement, falderol, folderal, frill, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery, gargoyle, garnish, graffiti, graffito, hanging, wall hanging, hood ornament, encrustation, incrustation, inlay, decor, interior decoration, knob, pommel, lunula, molding, moulding, nailhead, necklet, overlay, rosemaling, set decoration, sgraffito, spiral, volute, sprig, rivet, stud, tail fin, tailfin, tinsel, tracery, wind bell, wind chime, garnish.

ornament (noun)	fin (noun)
something used to beautify	organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
	a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
	one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
	a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
	one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
	the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

ornament (verb)	fin (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	show the fins above the water while swimming
be an ornament to	propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
	equip (a car) with fins

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