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Flying Dutchman vs shadow

shadow vs Flying Dutchman

Flying Dutchman and shadow both are nouns.

Flying Dutchman is not a verb while shadow is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Flying Dutchman Yes No No No
shadow Yes No Yes No
As nouns, shadow is a hypernym of Flying Dutchman; that is, shadow is a word with a broader meaning than Flying Dutchman:
  • Flying Dutchman: a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope
  • shadow: something existing in perception only
Other hypernyms of Flying Dutchman include apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom.
Flying Dutchman (noun) shadow (noun)
a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope refuge from danger or observation
the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day something existing in perception only
an indication that something has been present
a premonition of something adverse
an unilluminated area
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
an inseparable companion
a dominating and pervasive presence
shade within clear boundaries
Flying Dutchman (verb) shadow (verb)
follow, usually without the person's knowledge
make appear small by comparison
cast a shadow over
Difference between Flying Dutchman and shadow

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