backwash vs result

result vs backwash

backwash and result both are nouns.

backwash is not a verb while result is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
backwash	Yes	No	No	No
result	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, result is a hypernym of backwash; that is, result is a word with a broader meaning than backwash:

backwash: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
result: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Other hypernyms of backwash include consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, upshot.

backwash (noun)	result (noun)
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward	a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller	the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)	something that results
	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

backwash (verb)	result (verb)
	come about or follow as a consequence
	issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
	produce as a result or residue

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