English grammar is the core of speaking and writing English. If you are a writer, you must be aware of words that are both nouns and verbs or words that can be nouns and verbs. If not, no worries, because today you will get to know about words that can be noun and verb along with words that are nouns verbs and adjectives. Without any further delay, let us begin.
1. What is the definition of Parts of Speech?
Different categories of words are used in different types of speeches. The parts of English speech are,
- Adjective,
- Adverb,
- Conjunction,
- Interjection,
- Noun,
- Preposition,
- Pronoun, and
- Verb.
These parts indicate the functioning of the words in consideration of their meaning and grammar within a sentence. Let’s start with nouns, verbs, and adjectives. (See The Interesting History of Alphabet)
2. What are Nouns?
The name of a person, place, or thing is known as a noun. So, you can consider nouns when you are naming words. For example, Raj, London, and table are all nouns. In a broader sense, words that help you identify any group of people, place, or thing are all common nouns. While a noun which is the name of a particular thing, place, or person is known as a proper noun. (See What is an Example of Expository Text?)
3. What are Verbs used for?
A word that is used to describe an action, occurrence, or state is known as a verb. So, verbs are considered action words. For example, hear, cook, listen, happen, develop, exist, play, etc. (See What Does 42 Mean?)
4. What are the Words that are both Nouns and Verbs?
However, there are certain nouns that are used or act as verbs. These types of nouns which function as verbs are known as Verbal Nouns or Gerundial Nouns. These nouns are structurally related to the non-finite verb forms but are not non-finite verbs in general. (See Dead as a Doornail or Doorknob Meaning)
Verbal nouns are derived from verbs and so they grammatically behave like nouns. These are the rules they follow.
- Verbal nouns are preceded by definite articles.
- They are modified by adjectives and not by adverbs.
- They do not take direct objects as verbs. (See Use of Fingers Crossed in a Sentence)
6. What are the Words that can be Noun and Verb starting with Alphabets A and B?
The noun and verb words that begin with A are,
- Access, ache, act, address,
- Aim, alert, answer, arrest,
- Attack, and auction. (See What Does K Mean In Text?)
The words that begin with B are,
- Back, bail, bait, balance, balloon,
- Ban, bandage, bank, bare, bargain,
- Battle, beam, bear, beat, bend, benefit,
- Blame, blast, bleach, block, bloom,
- Blow, board, bomb, bother,
- Bounce, bow, bowl, box, bread,
- Break, breed, broadcast,
- Brush, bump, burn, and buy. Also, check out what is the Past Tense of Beat?
7. What are the Words that are both Nouns and Verbs which commence with Alphabets C and D?
The noun and verb words that begin with C are,
- Cake, camp, catch, challenge,
- Chant, cheat, cheer, claim,
- Cloud, coach, comb, contrast,
- Cook, copy, count, crack, crate,
- Crush, curl, cut, cycle, curve, cure,
- Credit, crash, cover, cost, coop,
- Control, comfort, color, clue,
- Clip, chip, check, charge,
- Change, cause, care, and call. (See What does BC stand for in Text?)
The noun and verb words that begin with D are,
- Dam, damage, dance, deal, decay,
- Decrease, delay, delight, demand,
- Design, dial, die, dislike, display,
- Dive, divorce, dock, double, doubt,
- Drain, draw, dream, dress, drill,
- Drink, drive, duck, dump, dust, and dye. Must read examples of kiss me under the Mistletoe Quotes
8. What are the E, F, G, and H Words that are both Nouns and Verbs?
The noun and verb words that begin with E are,
- Echo, email, end, escape,
- Esteem, estimate, exchange,
- Excuse, exhibit, experience, exit, and eye.
The noun and verb words that begin with F are,
- Face, fall, favor, fax, fear, feel,
- Fight, file, fill, film, finish, fish, fix,
- Flap, flash, float, flood, floss, flow,
- Flower, fly, fold, fool, force, form,
- Frame, freeze, frown, and function. (See Mc Vs. Mac Debate)
The noun and verb words that begin with G are,
- Garden, gaze, gel, glue, grate, grill,
- Grease, grimace, grin, grip,
- Guarantee, guard, guess, and guide.
The noun and verb words that begin with H are,
- Hammer, hand, handle, harm, harness,
- Hate, head, heap, heat, help, hide,
- Highlight, hike, hit, hold, hop, hope,
- Hose, hug, humor, hunt, and hurry. (See Ahoy Hoy Meaning and Usage)
9. What are the I, J, K, and L Words that are both Nouns and Verbs?
- The noun and verb words that begin with I are ice, impact, inch, increase, influence, insult, interest, iron, and itch.
- The noun and verb words that begin with J are jail, jam, joke, judge, and jump.
- The words that begin with K are, keep, kick, kiss, knit, knock, and knot.
- The noun and verb words that begin with L are, label, land, last, laugh, lead, leap, level, license, lie, lift, light, limit, link, load, loan, lock, look, and love. (See What does k stand for in Money?)
10. What are the Words that are both Nouns and Verbs which commence with Alphabets M, N, and O?
The noun and verb words that begin with M are,
- Mail, make, man, march, mark,
- Match, mate, matter, mean,
- Measure, milk, mind, mine,
- Miss, mistake, moor, move, and mug.
The noun and verb words that begin with N are, nail, name, need, nest, notch, note, notice, and umber. The words that begin with O are, object, offer, oil, and order. Also, check out what are Filler Words in Writing?
11. What are the P, Q, and R Words that are both Nouns and Verbs?
The noun and verb words that begin with P are,
- Pack, pad, paddle, paint, park,
- Part, pass, paste, pat, pause, pay,
- Pedal, peel, pelt, permit, phone,
- Photograph, pick, pine, place, plan,
- Plane, plant, play, plow, plug, point,
- Poke, pop, post, practice, praise,
- Present, process, produce, promise,
- Protest, pull, pump, punch, and push.
The noun and verb words that begin with Q are question, quilt, and quilt.
The noun and verb words that begin with R are,
- Race, rain, raise, rant, rate, reach,
- Reason, record, reign, rent, repair,
- Reply, report, request, rhyme,
- Ring, riot, risk, rock, roll, row,
- Ruin, rule, and run. (See What does RD Mean in Text?)
12. What are the S and T words that are both Nouns and Verbs?
The noun and verb words that begin with S are,
- Sail, sand, saw, scare, scratch, screw,
- Search, season, sense, shampoo, shape,
- Share, ship, shelter, shock, shop,
- Show, sign, signal, silence, sin, sip,
- Skate, sketch, ski, slice, slide, slip,
- Smell, smile, smirk, smoke, snack,
- Snow, sound, span, spot, spray, sprout,
- Squash, stain, stamp, stand, star, start,
- State, steer, step, sting, stop, store,
- Storm, stress, strip, stroke, struggle,
- Study, stuff, stunt, suit, supply, support,
- Surf, surprise, swap, swing, and swivel. (See Examples of Famous Acrostic Poems)
The noun and verb words that begin with T are,
- Tack, talk, taste, tear, tease, telephone,
- Test, thought, thunder, tick, tie, time,
- Tip, tire, toast, touch, tour, tow, trace,
- Track, trade, train, transport, trap,
- Travel, treat, trick, trim, trust,
- Tug, turn, twist, and type. (See Phase vs Faze)
13. What are the U, V, W, Y, and Z Words that are both Nouns and Verbs?
- The noun and verb words that begin with U are, upstage and use.
- The noun and verb words that begin with V are, vacuum, value, visit, voice, and vote.
- The noun and verb words that begin with W are, wake, walk, waltz, watch, water, wave, wear, whip, whisper, whistle, wick, wink, wire, wish, work, worry, wrap, and wreck.
- The noun and verb words that begin with Y are,yawn, yield, and zone. (See Goodbye Etymology)
14. What are Adjectives?
Words that signify various attributes of a noun or pronoun are known as adjectives. For example, red, black, sweet, faster, etc. Also, check out the words to describe the Sea.
15. What are the Words that are Nouns Verbs and Adjectives?
There are certain words that hold the same meaning but they have different forms in nouns, verbs, and adjectives. The list containing these words is mentioned ahead, arranged alphabetically, in order of adjective-noun-verb.
Along with words that are both nouns and verbs, take a look at the list which is in order of adjectives-nouns-verbs.
- Active-action or activity or activeness-act,
- Achievable-achievement-achieve,
- Acceptable-acceptance-accept,
- Additional-addition-add,
- Adjustable-adjustment-adjust,
- Admirable-admiration-admire,
- Advisable-advice-advise,
- Amazing-amazement-amaze,
- Massive-mass-amass,
- Amazing-amusement-amuse,
- Annoying-annoyance-annoy,
- Approachable-approach-approach,
- Attentive-attention-attend,
- Attractive-attraction-attract,
- Avoidable-avoidance-avoid. (See What does WTM mean in Snapchat?)
So, today you got to know about words that are both nouns and verbs, words that can be noun and verb, and words that are nouns verbs and adjectives. It is time to share this information with your students, friends, and family. (See What are these symbols called in English, ~, `, #, ^, *, -, {}, [], ‘, “, /, ?)
