compartment vs trunk

trunk vs compartment

compartment and trunk both are nouns.

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

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

compartment: a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
trunk: compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools

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, module, pilothouse, wheelhouse, roomette, stall, well.

compartment (noun)	trunk (noun)
a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area	a long flexible snout as of an elephant
a space into which an area is subdivided	luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage
	compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools
	the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
	the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

Difference between compartment and trunk

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