sweeping vs cleaning
cleaning vs sweepingsweeping and cleaning both are nouns.
sweeping is an adjective but cleaning is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sweeping | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| cleaning | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
cleaning is a hypernym of
sweeping; that is, cleaning is a
word with a broader meaning than sweeping:
- sweeping: the act of cleaning with a broom
- cleaning: the act of making something clean
| sweeping (noun) | cleaning (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of cleaning with a broom | the act of making something clean |
| sweeping (adjective) | cleaning (adjective) |
|---|---|
| ignoring distinctions | |
| taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination |
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