gage vs water glass

water glass vs gage

gage and water glass both are nouns.

gage is a verb but water glass is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gage	Yes	No	Yes	No
water glass	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, water glass is a hyponym of gage; that is, water glass is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gage:

gage: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
water glass: gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir

Other hyponyms of gage include anemometer, wind gage, wind gauge, depth gage, depth gauge, dipstick, gas gage, gas gauge, gasoline gage, gasoline gauge, petrol gage, petrol gauge, pressure gage, pressure gauge, pluviometer, rain gage, rain gauge, udometer, strain gage, strain gauge, scribing block, surface gage, surface gauge, vacuum gage, vacuum gauge, water gage, water gauge, wire gage, wire gauge, limnimeter.

gage (noun)	water glass (noun)
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.	a glass for drinking water
street names for marijuana	gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir
	clock that measures time by the escape of water
	a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs

gage (verb)	water glass (verb)
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Difference between gage and water glass

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