fiddle vs bushel

bushel vs fiddle

fiddle and bushel both are nouns.

fiddle and bushel both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fiddle	Yes	No	Yes	No
bushel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bushel is a hypernym of fiddle; that is, bushel is a word with a broader meaning than fiddle:

fiddle: try to fix or mend
bushel: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

Other hypernyms of fiddle include doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on.

fiddle (noun)	bushel (noun)
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow	a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
	a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches

fiddle (verb)	bushel (verb)
try to fix or mend	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
play the violin or fiddle
play on a violin
commit fraud and steal from one's employer
avoid (one's assigned duties)

Difference between fiddle and bushel

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