tell vs sex

tell is not a noun while sex is a noun.

tell and sex both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tell	No	No	Yes	No
sex	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sex is a hyponym of tell; that is, sex is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tell:

tell: mark as different
sex: tell the sex (of young chickens)

Other hyponyms of tell include know, discriminate, know apart, label, label, individualise, individualize, contrast, have the distinction, severalise, severalize, contradistinguish, decouple, dissociate, demarcate, discriminate, separate, single out, stratify.

tell (noun)	sex (noun)
	activities associated with sexual intercourse
	the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
	all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
	either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided

tell (verb)	sex (verb)
discern or comprehend	tell the sex (of young chickens)
mark as different	to evoke sexual feelings
let something be known
narrate or give a detailed account of
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
give evidence
express in words
inform positively and with certainty and confidence

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