carpenter's mallet vs beetle

beetle vs carpenter's mallet

carpenter's mallet and beetle both are nouns.

carpenter's mallet is not an adjective while beetle is an adjective.

carpenter's mallet is not a verb while beetle is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
carpenter's mallet	Yes	No	No	No
beetle	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, beetle is a hypernym of carpenter's mallet; that is, beetle is a word with a broader meaning than carpenter's mallet:

carpenter's mallet: a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge
beetle: a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing

Other hypernyms of carpenter's mallet include mallet.

carpenter's mallet (noun)	beetle (noun)
a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge	insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
	a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing

carpenter's mallet (adjective)	beetle (adjective)
	jutting or overhanging

carpenter's mallet (verb)	beetle (verb)
	beat with a beetle
	fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle
	be suspended over or hang over

Difference between carpenter's mallet and beetle

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