birch vs lather

lather vs birch

birch and lather both are nouns.

birch is an adjective but lather is not an adjective.

birch and lather both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
birch	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
lather	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lather is a hypernym of birch; that is, lather is a word with a broader meaning than birch:

birch: whip with a birch twig
lather: beat severely with a whip or rod

Other hypernyms of birch include flog, lash, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip.

birch (noun)	lather (noun)
a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment	the froth produced by soaps or detergents
any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark	the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood	a workman who puts up laths
	agitation resulting from active worry

birch (adjective)	lather (adjective)
consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree

birch (verb)	lather (verb)
whip with a birch twig	rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
	exude sweat or lather
	form a lather
	beat severely with a whip or rod

Difference between birch and lather

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