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grunt vs cottonwick

cottonwick vs grunt

grunt and cottonwick both are nouns.

grunt is a verb but cottonwick is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grunt Yes No Yes No
cottonwick Yes No No No
As nouns, cottonwick is a hyponym of grunt; that is, cottonwick is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grunt:
  • grunt: medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught
  • cottonwick: of warm Atlantic waters
grunt (noun) cottonwick (noun)
medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught of warm Atlantic waters
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker
grunt (verb) cottonwick (verb)
issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
Difference between grunt and cottonwick

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