groove vs depression

depression vs groove

groove and depression both are nouns.

groove is a verb but depression is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
groove	Yes	No	Yes	No
depression	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, depression is a hypernym of groove; that is, depression is a word with a broader meaning than groove:

groove: a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
depression: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

Other hypernyms of groove include impression, imprint.

groove (noun)	depression (noun)
a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape	pushing down
(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part	sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)	a sunken or depressed geological formation
	angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
	a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
	a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
	an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
	a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
	a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

groove (verb)	depression (verb)
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
make a groove in, or provide with a groove

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