adjustment vs shakedown

shakedown vs adjustment

adjustment and shakedown both are nouns.

adjustment is not an adjective while shakedown is an adjective.

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

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

adjustment: 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 adjustment include readjustment, domestication, habituation.

adjustment (noun)	shakedown (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	extortion of money (as by blackmail)
the act of adjusting something to match a standard	a very thorough search of a person or a place
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances	initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

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

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