steppe vs plain
plain vs steppesteppe and plain both are nouns.
steppe is not an adjective while plain is an adjective.
steppe is not a verb while plain is a verb.
steppe is not an adverb while plain is an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| steppe | Yes | No | No | No |
| plain | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
As nouns,
plain is a hypernym of
steppe; that is, plain is a
word with a broader meaning than steppe:
- steppe: extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)
- plain: extensive tract of level open land
| steppe (noun) | plain (noun) |
|---|---|
| extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia) | a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side |
| extensive tract of level open land |
| steppe (adjective) | plain (adjective) |
|---|---|
| not elaborate or elaborated; simple | |
| lacking patterns especially in color | |
| free from any effort to soften to disguise | |
| clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | |
| not mixed with extraneous elements | |
| lacking embellishment or ornamentation | |
| lacking in physical beauty or proportion |
| steppe (verb) | plain (verb) |
|---|---|
| express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
| steppe (adverb) | plain (adverb) |
|---|---|
| unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') |
Words related to "steppe"
Words related to "plain"
- Nullarbor Plain
- Olympia
- Serengeti
- Serengeti Plain
- apparent
- apparently
- austere
- backbite
- bare
- beef
- bellyache
- bemoan
- bewail
- bitch
- bleat
- champaign
- chaste
- colloquialism
- complain
- crab
- croak
- deplore
- depreciation
- derogation
- direct
- disparagement
- dry
- dry land
- earth
- evident
- evidently
- fancy
- featureless
- field
- flat
- flood plain
- floodplain
- gnarl
- gripe
- grizzle
- grouch
- ground
- grouse
- grumble
- hen-peck
- holler
- homely
- inelaborate
- inveigh
- kick
- knit
- knit stitch
- knitting stitch
- kvetch
- lament
- land
- literal
- llano
- manifest
- manifestly
- mere
- moor
- moorland
- murmur
- mutter
- nag
- obvious
- obviously
- palpable
- patent
- patently
- patterned
- peck
- peneplain
- peneplane
- plain stitch
- plainly
- plainness
- protest
- pure
- quetch
- rail
- repine
- report
- scold
- severe
- sheer
- simple
- snowfield
- solid ground
- solid-colored
- solid-coloured
- sound off
- spare
- squawk
- stark
- steppe
- stern
- tailored
- terra firma
- trim
- tundra
- unadorned
- unattractive
- undecorated
- unelaborate
- unembellished
- unmingled
- unmistakable
- unmixed
- unornamented
- unpatterned
- unpretentious
- unrhetorical
- unvarnished
- vanilla
- whine
- yammer
- yawp
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