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shearing vs sheepshearing

sheepshearing vs shearing

shearing and sheepshearing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shearing Yes No No No
sheepshearing Yes No No No
As nouns, sheepshearing is a hyponym of shearing; that is, sheepshearing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shearing:
  • shearing: removing by cutting off or clipping
  • sheepshearing: act of shearing sheep
shearing (noun) sheepshearing (noun)
removing by cutting off or clipping act of shearing sheep
a festival held at the time sheep are normally sheared
the time or season when sheep are sheared
Difference between shearing and sheepshearing

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