paint vs housepaint

housepaint vs paint

paint and housepaint both are nouns.

paint is a verb but housepaint is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
paint	Yes	No	Yes	No
housepaint	Yes	No	No	No

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

paint: a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
housepaint: paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house

Other hyponyms of paint include acrylic, acrylic paint, antifouling paint, distemper, enamel, encaustic, finger paint, fingerpaint, house paint, oil paint, semigloss, spray paint, water-base paint.

paint (noun)	housepaint (noun)
a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating	paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court

paint (verb)	housepaint (verb)
apply paint to; coat with paint
apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil
make a painting of
make a painting

Difference between paint and housepaint

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