action vs eructation

eructation vs action

action and eructation both are nouns.

action is a verb but eructation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
action	Yes	No	Yes	No
eructation	Yes	No	No	No

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

action: the state of being active
eructation: (of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)

Other hyponyms of action include agency, busyness, hum, behavior, behaviour, eruption, extravasation, operation, overdrive, play, swing.

action (noun)	eructation (noun)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field	a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong	(of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
a military engagement
an act by a government body or supranational organization
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
the series of events that form a plot
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
the state of being active

action (verb)	eructation (verb)
put in effect
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

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