cylinder vs shank
shank vs cylindercylinder and shank both are nouns.
cylinder is not a verb while shank is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cylinder | Yes | No | No | No |
| shank | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
shank is a hyponym of
cylinder; that is, shank is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
cylinder:
- cylinder: a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
- shank: cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
Other hyponyms of cylinder include
brake drum, drum, stem, stalactite, stalagmite, barrel, drum, pipe, tube.
| cylinder (noun) | shank (noun) |
|---|---|
| a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air | a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball |
| a chamber within which piston moves | lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals |
| a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line | the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole |
| a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases) | cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill |
| cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head | |
| cylinder forming a long narrow part of something | |
| the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle | |
| a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg |
| cylinder (verb) | shank (verb) |
|---|---|
| hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction |
© WordCmp.com 2024,
CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.