force vs phalanx

phalanx vs force

force and phalanx both are nouns.

force is a verb but phalanx is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
force	Yes	No	Yes	No
phalanx	Yes	No	No	No

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

force: a unit that is part of some military service
phalanx: a body of troops in close array

Other hyponyms of force include trip wire, command, enemy, task force, army unit, naval unit, air unit, armor, armour, mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin, guard, legion, echelon, Republican Guard, Haganah, IDF, Israeli Defense Force, militia, reserves, commando, contingent, detail, headquarters, spearhead.

force (noun)	phalanx (noun)
a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base	any of the bones of the fingers or toes
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)	a body of troops in close array
physical energy or intensity	any closely ranked crowd of people
a powerful effect or influence
(of a law) having legal validity
group of people willing to obey orders
a unit that is part of some military service
a group of people having the power of effective action
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

force (verb)	phalanx (verb)
impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
take by force
do forcibly; exert force
urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
move with force
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

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