grind vs degree

degree vs grind

grind and degree both are nouns.

grind is a verb but degree is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grind	Yes	No	Yes	No
degree	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, degree is a hypernym of grind; that is, degree is a word with a broader meaning than grind:

grind: the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground
degree: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

Other hypernyms of grind include grade, level.

grind (noun)	degree (noun)
the act of grinding to a powder or dust	a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
hard monotonous routine work	the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground	the highest power of a term or variable
an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious	an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
	a measure for arcs and angles
	a unit of temperature on a specified scale
	a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

grind (verb)	degree (verb)
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
press or grind with a crushing noise
shape or form by grinding
created by grinding
dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
work hard

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