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broadside vs ad

ad vs broadside

broadside and ad both are nouns.

broadside is an adjective but ad is not an adjective.

broadside is a verb but ad is not a verb.

broadside is an adverb but ad is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
broadside Yes Yes Yes Yes
ad Yes No No No
As nouns, ad is a hypernym of broadside; that is, ad is a word with a broader meaning than broadside:
  • broadside: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
  • ad: a public promotion of some product or service
Other hypernyms of broadside include advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing.
broadside (noun) ad (noun)
the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship a public promotion of some product or service
the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern
all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
a speech of violent denunciation
broadside (adjective) ad (adjective)
toward a full side
broadside (verb) ad (verb)
collide with the broad side of
broadside (adverb) ad (adverb)
with a side facing an object
Difference between broadside and ad

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