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clam vs shipworm

shipworm vs clam

clam and shipworm both are nouns.

clam is a verb but shipworm is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clam Yes No Yes No
shipworm Yes No No No
As nouns, shipworm is a hyponym of clam; that is, shipworm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clam:
  • clam: burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
  • shipworm: wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells
clam (noun) shipworm (noun)
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells
flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
clam (verb) shipworm (verb)
gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
Difference between clam and shipworm

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