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plain vs beef

beef vs plain

plain and beef both are nouns.

plain is an adjective but beef is not an adjective.

plain and beef both are verbs.

plain is an adverb but beef is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plain Yes Yes Yes Yes
beef Yes No Yes No
As verbs, beef is a hyponym of plain; that is, beef is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plain:
  • plain: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
  • beef: complain
Other hyponyms of plain include hen-peck, nag, peck, backbite, bitch, grizzle, whine, yammer, yawp, croak, gnarl, grumble, murmur, mutter, grouch, grumble, scold, protest, repine, bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, holler, squawk, inveigh, rail, bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament, report, bleat.
plain (noun) beef (noun)
a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side cattle that are reared for their meat
extensive tract of level open land informal terms for objecting
meat from an adult domestic bovine
plain (adjective) beef (adjective)
not elaborate or elaborated; simple
lacking patterns especially in color
free from any effort to soften to disguise
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
not mixed with extraneous elements
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
plain (verb) beef (verb)
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness complain
plain (adverb) beef (adverb)
unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
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