coast vs prospect

prospect vs coast

coast and prospect both are nouns.

coast and prospect both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coast	Yes	No	Yes	No
prospect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, prospect is a hypernym of coast; that is, prospect is a word with a broader meaning than coast:

coast: the area within view
prospect: the visual percept of a region

Other hypernyms of coast include aspect, panorama, scene, view, vista.

coast (noun)	prospect (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it	a prediction of the course of a disease
the area within view	the visual percept of a region
the shore of a sea or ocean	belief about (or mental picture of) the future
a slope down which sleds may coast	someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
	the possibility of future success

coast (verb)	prospect (verb)
move effortlessly; by force of gravity	explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
	search for something desirable

Difference between coast and prospect

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