flute vs fife
fife vs fluteflute and fife both are nouns.
flute is a verb but fife is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| flute | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| fife | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
fife is a hyponym of
flute; that is, fife is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
flute:
- flute: a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
- fife: a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
Other hyponyms of flute include
nose flute, piccolo, Boehm flute, C flute, transverse flute, Western concert flute.
| flute (noun) | fife (noun) |
|---|---|
| a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown | a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band |
| a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column) | |
| a tall narrow wineglass |
| flute (verb) | fife (verb) |
|---|---|
| form flutes in |
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