paint vs water-base paint

water-base paint vs paint

paint and water-base paint both are nouns.

paint is a verb but water-base paint is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
paint	Yes	No	Yes	No
water-base paint	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, water-base paint is a hyponym of paint; that is, water-base paint 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
water-base paint: paint in which water is used as the vehicle

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

paint (noun)	water-base paint (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 in which water is used as the vehicle
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)	water-base paint (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

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