groove vs rut

groove and rut both are nouns.

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

As nouns, groove and rut are synonyms defined as:

As nouns, rut is a hyponym of groove; that is, rut is a word with a more specific, narrower 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)
rut: a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)

Other hyponyms of groove include dado, flute, fluting, quirk, rabbet, rebate, track, stria, striation, washout.

As verbs, groove and rut are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of groove include furrow.

groove (noun)	rut (noun)
a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape	a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part	a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
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)	applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

groove (verb)	rut (verb)
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove	hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
make a groove in, or provide with a groove	be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals