scallop vs beautify

beautify vs scallop

scallop is a noun but beautify is not a noun.

scallop and beautify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scallop	Yes	No	Yes	No
beautify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, beautify is a hypernym of scallop; that is, beautify is a word with a broader meaning than scallop:

scallop: decorate an edge with scallops
beautify: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

Other hypernyms of scallop include adorn, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament.

scallop (noun)	beautify (noun)
edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)

scallop (verb)	beautify (verb)
shape or cut in scallops	make more beautiful
fish for scallops	make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
form scallops in	be beautiful to look at
decorate an edge with scallops
bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top

Difference between scallop and beautify

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