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dug-out vs half-dugout

half-dugout vs dug-out

dug-out and half-dugout both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dug-out Yes No No No
half-dugout Yes No No No
As nouns, half-dugout is a hyponym of dug-out; that is, half-dugout is a word with a more specific, narrower 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.
  • half-dugout: a primitive shelter, often temporary, having a significant portion of its structure dug below ground level; commonly has sod walls and a sod roof.
dug-out (noun) half-dugout (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. a primitive shelter, often temporary, having a significant portion of its structure dug below ground level; commonly has sod walls and a sod roof.
Difference between dug-out and half-dugout

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