decrease vs shelter

shelter vs decrease

decrease and shelter both are nouns.

decrease and shelter both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decrease	Yes	No	Yes	No
shelter	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something
shelter: a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings

Other hyponyms of decrease include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, tax shelter, tax credit.

decrease (noun)	shelter (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
the amount by which something decreases	protective covering that provides protection from the weather
a change downward	temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
a process of becoming smaller or shorter	a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
	the condition of being protected

decrease (verb)	shelter (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	invest (money) so that it is not taxable
make become smaller	provide shelter for

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