ribbon vs Oak Leaf Cluster

Oak Leaf Cluster vs ribbon

ribbon and Oak Leaf Cluster both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ribbon	Yes	No	No	No
Oak Leaf Cluster	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Oak Leaf Cluster is a hyponym of ribbon; that is, Oak Leaf Cluster is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ribbon:

ribbon: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
Oak Leaf Cluster: a United States military decoration consisting of bronze or silver oak leaves and acorns awarded to anyone who has won a given medal before

Other hyponyms of ribbon include Congressional Medal of Honor, Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Silver Star, Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star, Bronze Star Medal, Order of the Purple Heart, Purple Heart, Victoria Cross, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Distinguished Service Order, Croix de Guerre, Medaille Militaire.

ribbon (noun)	Oak Leaf Cluster (noun)
notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming	a United States military decoration consisting of bronze or silver oak leaves and acorns awarded to anyone who has won a given medal before
a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
any long object resembling a thin line

Difference between ribbon and Oak Leaf Cluster

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