boat vs tugboat
tugboat vs boatboat and tugboat both are nouns.
boat is a verb but tugboat is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| boat | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| tugboat | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
tugboat is a hyponym of
boat; that is, tugboat is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
boat:
- boat: a small vessel for travel on water
- tugboat: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
Other hyponyms of boat include
ark, barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter, bumboat, canal boat, narrow boat, narrowboat, catamaran, ferry, ferryboat, fireboat, gondola, guard boat, gunboat, junk, longboat, lugger, mackinaw, Mackinaw boat, mail boat, mailboat, packet, packet boat, motorboat, powerboat, pilot boat, police boat, punt, river boat, scow, sea boat, small boat, steamboat, surfboat, cutter, pinnace, ship's boat, tender, towboat, tower, tug.
| boat (noun) | tugboat (noun) |
|---|---|
| a small vessel for travel on water | a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships |
| a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce |
| boat (verb) | tugboat (verb) |
|---|---|
| ride in a boat on water |
Words related to "boat"
- Mackinaw boat
- argyle
- argyll
- ark
- barge
- boat whistle
- boat-race
- boater
- boating
- bumboat
- canal boat
- canoe
- catamaran
- cockpit locker
- crank
- cranky
- cutter
- dish
- ferry
- ferryboat
- fireboat
- flatboat
- gondola
- gravy boat
- gravy holder
- guard boat
- gunboat
- hoy
- junk
- kayak
- lighter
- longboat
- lugger
- mackinaw
- mail boat
- mailboat
- mooring
- mooring line
- motorboat
- narrow boat
- narrowboat
- navigation
- packet
- packet boat
- paddle
- painter
- passenger
- pilot boat
- pilotage
- piloting
- pinnace
- police boat
- pontoon
- powerboat
- punt
- registered
- ride
- rider
- river boat
- row
- sail
- sauceboat
- scow
- scull
- sculler
- sea boat
- ship's boat
- small boat
- steamboat
- surfboat
- tack
- tender
- tippy
- towboat
- tower
- tug
- tugboat
- unregistered
- vessel
- watercraft
- wear round
- yacht
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