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sting vs bee sting

bee sting vs sting

sting and bee sting both are nouns.

sting is a verb but bee sting is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sting Yes No Yes No
bee sting Yes No No No
As nouns, bee sting is a hyponym of sting; that is, bee sting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sting:
  • sting: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
  • bee sting: a sting inflicted by a bee
Other hyponyms of sting include flea bite, mosquito bite.
sting (noun) bee sting (noun)
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property a sting inflicted by a bee
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
a mental pain or distress
sting (verb) bee sting (verb)
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
deliver a sting to
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
cause a stinging pain
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
Difference between sting and bee sting

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