dug-out vs habitation

habitation vs dug-out

dug-out and habitation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dug-out	Yes	No	No	No
habitation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, habitation is a hypernym of dug-out; that is, habitation is a word with a broader meaning than dug-out:

dug-out: a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside.
habitation: housing that someone is living in

Other hypernyms of dug-out include abode, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, home, shelter.

dug-out (noun)	habitation (noun)
a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside.	the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
	housing that someone is living in
	the native habitat or home of an animal or plant

Difference between dug-out and habitation

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