ornament vs hang

hang vs ornament

ornament and hang both are nouns.

ornament and hang both are verbs.

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

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

ornament: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
hang: decorate or furnish with something suspended

Other hyponyms of ornament include wreathe, beset, encrust, incrust, braid, broider, embroider, stick, illustrate, garland, fledge, flight, bespangle, spangle, foliate, flag, bard, barde, caparison, dress up, bead, pipe, applique, gild the lily, paint the lily, vermiculate, smock, prank, tinsel, tart up, stucco, redecorate, panel, bejewel, jewel, filet, fillet, scallop, bedizen, dress ship, dress, garnish, trim, trim, bedeck, bedight, deck, festoon, enamel, inlay, lacquer, begild, engild, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fringe, fret, landscape.

ornament (noun)	hang (noun)
something used to beautify	a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
	the way a garment hangs
	a special way of doing something

ornament (verb)	hang (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
be an ornament to	cause to be hanging or suspended
	fall or flow in a certain way
	be suspended or hanging
	place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
	be placed in position as by a hinge
	be suspended or poised
	hold on tightly or tenaciously
	decorate or furnish with something suspended
	let drop or droop
	give heed (to)
	kill by hanging
	prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
	be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
	be exhibited

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