bushel vs fiddle

fiddle vs bushel

bushel and fiddle both are nouns.

bushel and fiddle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bushel	Yes	No	Yes	No
fiddle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fiddle is a hyponym of bushel; that is, fiddle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bushel:

bushel: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
fiddle: try to fix or mend

Other hyponyms of bushel include tinker, fill, patch, piece, cobble, point, repoint, trouble-shoot, troubleshoot, patch, patch up, resole, sole, revamp, vamp, heel, reheel, darn.

bushel (noun)	fiddle (noun)
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks	bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches

bushel (verb)	fiddle (verb)
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken	try to fix or mend
	manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
	play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
	play the violin or fiddle
	play on a violin
	commit fraud and steal from one's employer
	avoid (one's assigned duties)

Difference between bushel and fiddle

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