fiber vs oakum

fiber and oakum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fiber	Yes	No	No	No
oakum	Yes	No	No	No

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

fiber: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
oakum: loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships

Other hyponyms of fiber include beard, byssus, bristle, glass fiber, glass fibre, optical fiber, optical fibre, nerve fiber, nerve fibre, spindle, loofa, loofah, loufah sponge, luffa, cantala, Cebu maguey, manila maguey, bassine, coir, raffia, string, fibril, filament, strand, lint, man-made fiber, synthetic fiber, natural fiber, natural fibre, raveling, ravelling.

fiber (noun)	oakum (noun)
a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth	loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

Difference between fiber and oakum

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