capsule vs paintball

paintball vs capsule

capsule and paintball both are nouns.

capsule is a verb but paintball is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
capsule	Yes	No	Yes	No
paintball	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, paintball is a hyponym of capsule; that is, paintball is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than capsule:

capsule: a small container
paintball: a capsule filled with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball

capsule (noun)	paintball (noun)
a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside	a game that simulates military combat; players on one team try to eliminate players on the opposing team by shooting capsules of paint at them
a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space	a capsule filled with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball
a small container
a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
a structure that encloses a body part
a shortened version of a written work
a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses

capsule (verb)	paintball (verb)
put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
enclose in a capsule

Difference between capsule and paintball

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