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stage vs four-in-hand

four-in-hand vs stage

stage and four-in-hand both are nouns.

stage is a verb but four-in-hand is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stage Yes No Yes No
four-in-hand Yes No No No
As nouns, four-in-hand is a hypernym of stage; that is, four-in-hand is a word with a broader meaning than stage:
  • stage: a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
  • four-in-hand: a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
Other hypernyms of stage include coach-and-four, coach.
stage (noun) four-in-hand (noun)
a section or portion of a journey or course a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')
any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
stage (verb) four-in-hand (verb)
perform (a play), especially on a stage
plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
Difference between stage and four-in-hand

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