coffee filter vs filter

filter vs coffee filter

coffee filter and filter both are nouns.

coffee filter is not a verb while filter is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coffee filter	Yes	No	No	No
filter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, filter is a hypernym of coffee filter; that is, filter is a word with a broader meaning than coffee filter:

coffee filter: filter (usually of paper) that passes the coffee and retains the coffee grounds
filter: device that removes something from whatever passes through it

coffee filter (noun)	filter (noun)
filter (usually of paper) that passes the coffee and retains the coffee grounds	device that removes something from whatever passes through it
	an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

coffee filter (verb)	filter (verb)
	remove by passing through a filter
	pass through
	run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

Difference between coffee filter and filter

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