scallop vs ornament

ornament vs scallop

scallop and ornament both are nouns.

scallop and ornament both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

scallop (noun)	ornament (noun)
edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions	something used to beautify
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)	ornament (verb)
shape or cut in scallops	make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
fish for scallops	be an ornament to
form scallops in
decorate an edge with scallops
bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top

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