accommodation vs shakedown

shakedown vs accommodation

accommodation and shakedown both are nouns.

accommodation is not an adjective while shakedown is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accommodation	Yes	No	No	No
shakedown	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, shakedown is a hyponym of accommodation; that is, shakedown is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accommodation:

accommodation: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
shakedown: initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state

Other hyponyms of accommodation include readjustment, domestication, habituation.

accommodation (noun)	shakedown (noun)
the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need	extortion of money (as by blackmail)
(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye	a very thorough search of a person or a place
living quarters provided for public convenience	initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality
a settlement of differences
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

accommodation (adjective)	shakedown (adjective)
	intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system

Difference between accommodation and shakedown

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