artifact vs toy

toy vs artifact

artifact and toy both are nouns.

artifact is not a verb while toy is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
artifact	Yes	No	No	No
toy	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole
toy: an artifact designed to be played with

Other hyponyms of artifact include article, facility, Americana, anachronism, antiquity, block, button, commodity, good, trade good, cone, covering, creation, decker, decoration, ornament, ornamentation, electroplate, excavation, duplicate, extra, cloth, fabric, material, textile, facility, installation, fixture, float, insert, inset, instrumentality, instrumentation, means, bed, layer, lemon, stinker, line, marker, mystification, opening, cushioning, padding, plaything, ready-made, restoration, flat solid, sheet, sphere, square, squeaker, slip, strip, construction, structure, surface, thing, track, way, weight, building material, pavement, paving, paving material.

artifact (noun)	toy (noun)
a man-made object taken as a whole	any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets
	an artifact designed to be played with
	a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
	a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier)
	a device regarded as providing amusement

artifact (verb)	toy (verb)
	engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
	manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
	behave carelessly or indifferently

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