fiddle vs doctor

doctor vs fiddle

fiddle and doctor both are nouns.

fiddle and doctor both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

fiddle (noun)	doctor (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	children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
	a licensed medical practitioner
	a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution

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

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