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oxen vs beef

beef vs oxen

oxen and beef both are nouns.

oxen is not a verb while beef is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
oxen Yes No No No
beef Yes No Yes No
As nouns, beef is a hyponym of oxen; that is, beef is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than oxen:
  • oxen: domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
  • beef: cattle that are reared for their meat
oxen (noun) beef (noun)
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age cattle that are reared for their meat
informal terms for objecting
meat from an adult domestic bovine
oxen (verb) beef (verb)
complain
Difference between oxen and beef

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