allegory vs eagle

eagle vs allegory

allegory and eagle both are nouns.

allegory is not a verb while eagle is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
allegory	Yes	No	No	No
eagle	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

allegory: a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
eagle: an emblem representing power

Other hyponyms of allegory include scarlet letter, cupid, donkey, dove, elephant, fasces, ensign, national flag, hammer and sickle, red flag, Magen David, Mogen David, Shield of David, Solomon's seal, Star of David, badge, Agnus Dei, Paschal Lamb, maple-leaf, medallion, spread eagle, Hakenkreuz, swastika.

allegory (noun)	eagle (noun)
a short moral story (often with animal characters)	any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor	an emblem representing power
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea	a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars
	(golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole

allegory (verb)	eagle (verb)
	shoot in two strokes under par
	shoot two strokes under par

Difference between allegory and eagle

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