British capacity unit vs peck

peck vs British capacity unit

British capacity unit and peck both are nouns.

British capacity unit is not a verb while peck is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
British capacity unit	Yes	No	No	No
peck	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, peck is a hyponym of British capacity unit; that is, peck is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than British capacity unit:

British capacity unit: a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
peck: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

Other hyponyms of British capacity unit include barrel, bbl, minim, drachm, fluid drachm, fluid dram, fluidram, fluid ounce, fluidounce, gill, pint, quart, congius, gallon, Imperial gallon, bushel, firkin, kilderkin, quarter, hogshead, chaldron.

British capacity unit (noun)	peck (noun)
a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet	a light kiss
	bite by a bird
	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
	a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
	a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

British capacity unit (verb)	peck (verb)
	bother persistently with trivial complaints
	eat by pecking at, like a bird
	eat like a bird
	kiss lightly
	hit lightly with a picking motion

Difference between British capacity unit and peck

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