covering vs bark

bark vs covering

covering and bark both are nouns.

covering is not a verb while bark is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
covering	Yes	No	No	No
bark	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

covering: a natural object that covers or envelops
bark: tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

Other hyponyms of covering include scale, shell, test, body covering, case, sheath, integument, blanket, mantle, crust, encrustation, incrustation, envelope, cap, hood, indument, indumentum, roof, shell, eggshell, shell, skim, slough, snowcap, vesture, peridium, pericarp, seed vessel, chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium, sac, theca, indusium.

covering (noun)	bark (noun)
the act of protecting something by covering it	a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
the work of applying something	the sound made by a dog
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it	a noise resembling the bark of a dog
an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)	tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
a natural object that covers or envelops

covering (verb)	bark (verb)
	tan (a skin) with bark tannins
	make barking sounds
	speak in an unfriendly tone
	remove the bark of a tree
	cover with bark

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