football vs rugby
rugby vs footballfootball and rugby both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| football | Yes | No | No | No |
| rugby | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
rugby is a hyponym of
football; that is, rugby is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
football:
- football: any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
- rugby: a form of football played with an oval ball
Other hyponyms of football include
American football, American football game, professional football, rugby football, rugger, association football, soccer.
| football (noun) | rugby (noun) |
|---|---|
| any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal | a form of football played with an oval ball |
| the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football |
Words related to "football"
- American football
- American football game
- association football
- back
- ball
- ball carrier
- ball-hawking
- bladder
- broken-field
- center
- centre
- complete
- completed
- contact sport
- drop-kick
- dropkick
- end
- fake
- field game
- field general
- football game
- football score
- footballer
- forward passer
- fullback
- ground
- half
- halfback
- juke
- kick
- kickoff
- line up
- midfield
- nail
- pass
- passer
- passing
- place kick
- place-kick
- place-kicker
- place-kicking
- placekicker
- professional football
- punt
- punter
- punting
- quarter
- quarterback
- return
- rugby
- rugby football
- rugger
- runner
- running
- running back
- rusher
- signal caller
- snapper
- soccer
- split end
- tackle
- tailback
- tight end
- uncompleted
- wingback
- winger
- yard marker
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