bull vs boner

bull and boner both are nouns.

bull is a verb but boner is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bull	Yes	No	Yes	No
boner	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, boner is a hypernym of bull; that is, boner is a word with a broader meaning than bull:

bull: a serious and ludicrous blunder
boner: an embarrassing mistake

Other hypernyms of bull include bloomer, blooper, blunder, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall.

bull (noun)	boner (noun)
a serious and ludicrous blunder	an embarrassing mistake
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
Obscene word for unacceptable behavior
a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
the center of a target
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
a large and strong and heavyset man

bull (verb)	boner (verb)
advance in price
speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
push or force

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