compartment vs stall

stall vs compartment

compartment and stall both are nouns.

compartment is not a verb while stall is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compartment	Yes	No	No	No
stall	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

compartment: a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
stall: a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

Other hyponyms of compartment include bay, bay, box, box, loge, cab, cabin, cabin, cabinet, locker, storage locker, cable car, car, car, elevator car, car, gondola, cockpit, couchette, drawing room, glove compartment, automobile trunk, boot, luggage compartment, trunk, module, pilothouse, wheelhouse, roomette, well.

compartment (noun)	stall (noun)
a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area	a tactic used to mislead or delay
a space into which an area is subdivided	small area set off by walls for special use
	a booth where articles are displayed for sale
	small individual study area in a library
	a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
	seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
	a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

compartment (verb)	stall (verb)
	deliberately delay an event or action
	come to a stop
	cause an engine to stop
	cause an airplane to go into a stall
	experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
	put into, or keep in, a stall
	postpone doing what one should be doing

Difference between compartment and stall

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