bottleneck vs narrowing
narrowing vs bottleneckbottleneck and narrowing both are nouns.
bottleneck is not an adjective while narrowing is an adjective.
bottleneck is a verb but narrowing is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bottleneck | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| narrowing | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
narrowing is a hypernym of
bottleneck; that is, narrowing is a
word with a broader meaning than bottleneck:
- bottleneck: a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
- narrowing: an instance of becoming narrow
| bottleneck (noun) | narrowing (noun) |
|---|---|
| the narrow part of a bottle near the top | the act of making something narrower |
| a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel | an instance of becoming narrow |
| a decrease in width |
| bottleneck (adjective) | narrowing (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom | |
| becoming gradually narrower |
| bottleneck (verb) | narrowing (verb) |
|---|---|
| become narrow, like a bottleneck | |
| slow down or impede by creating an obstruction |
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