gauffer vs iron

iron vs gauffer

gauffer and iron both are nouns.

gauffer is not an adjective while iron is an adjective.

gauffer and iron both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gauffer	Yes	No	Yes	No
iron	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, iron is a hypernym of gauffer; that is, iron is a word with a broader meaning than gauffer:

gauffer: an iron used to press pleats and ridges
iron: home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth

Other hypernyms of gauffer include smoothing iron.

gauffer (noun)	iron (noun)
an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats	home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth
an iron used to press pleats and ridges	a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
	implement used to brand live stock
	a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

gauffer (adjective)	iron (adjective)
	extremely robust

gauffer (verb)	iron (verb)
make wavy with a heated goffering iron	press and smooth with a heated iron

Difference between gauffer and iron

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