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plain vs report

report vs plain

plain and report both are nouns.

plain is an adjective but report is not an adjective.

plain and report both are verbs.

plain is an adverb but report is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plain Yes Yes Yes Yes
report Yes No Yes No
As verbs, report is a hyponym of plain; that is, report is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plain:
  • plain: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
  • report: complain about; make a charge against
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, beef, bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, holler, squawk, inveigh, rail, bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament, bleat.
plain (noun) report (noun)
a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side the general estimation that the public has for a person
extensive tract of level open land a short account of the news
the act of informing by verbal report
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)
plain (adjective) report (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) report (verb)
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness to give an account or representation of in words
make known to the authorities
complain about; make a charge against
announce one's presence
announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding
be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
plain (adverb) report (adverb)
unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
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