gap vs difference

difference vs gap

gap and difference both are nouns.

gap is a verb but difference is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gap	Yes	No	Yes	No
difference	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, difference is a hypernym of gap; that is, difference is a word with a broader meaning than gap:

gap: a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
difference: a disagreement or argument about something important

Other hypernyms of gap include conflict, difference of opinion, dispute.

gap (noun)	difference (noun)
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity	the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
a narrow opening	a disagreement or argument about something important
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures	a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations	the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
an open or empty space in or between things	a significant change
a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks

gap (verb)	difference (verb)
make an opening or gap in

Difference between gap and difference

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