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Yes, a noun may modify another noun. For example a restaurant salad may come with ranch or house dressing.
This use of a noun, as in the term "work hours" is called a noun adjunct or an attributive noun, rather than an adjective, although it functions as one.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoSome adjectives do get treated as nouns, but this doesn't work with all adjectives.
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What is a noun for gaily?
Gaily is an adverb, a word describing an action. Gay is the adjective version of gaily, a word describing an object. Gaiety and gay are noun forms.
What is the noun for describing?
The word describing is the present participle of the verb to describe. The noun form for the verb is describer, one who describes, describability, and the gerund (verbal noun) describing. Another noun form is description.
Would the word elbow be a specific noun?
Elbow is in fact a noun, a descriptive noun, describing a body part.
Is gleam a describing word?
Every word describes something. Gleam is a noun. If you wanted an adjective, to describe a noun, that would be gleaming.
Is delicious an abstract noun?
No, the word delicious is not a noun; delicious is an adjective, a word that describes a noun.The noun form for the adjective delicious is deliciousness, an abstract noun.
Is hero a describing word?
No. Hero is a noun. However, heroic can be a describing word.
Is big street a noun?
The word 'street' is a noun, a word for a thing. The word 'big' is an adjective, a word describing the noun.
Is the word drummer considered a noun?
a noun and adjective becaue it is a describing word and it is a person
Is melted sand a noun?
The word sand is the noun. The word melted is an adjective describing the sand.
What word changes a noun?
The word "adjective" changes a noun by describing or adding more information about it.
What is a noun for gaily?
Gaily is an adverb, a word describing an action. Gay is the adjective version of gaily, a word describing an object. Gaiety and gay are noun forms.
What is the noun for describing?
The word describing is the present participle of the verb to describe. The noun form for the verb is describer, one who describes, describability, and the gerund (verbal noun) describing. Another noun form is description.
Is the word moderate a noun?
no, its an adjective, describing how much.
Is overcast a noun?
No, overcast is an adjective (describing word).
Is last summer a proper noun?
No, the word summer is a common noun, the word last is an adjective describing the noun summer.
Is sequential order a noun?
The word 'order' is a noun, a singular, common, abstract noun; the word 'sequential' is an adjective describing the noun order.
Is 'whole world' a noun?
The word 'world' is a noun, a word for a thing.The word 'whole' is an adjective describing the noun 'world'.The term 'whole world' is a noun phrase.
