hammer vs foliate

foliate vs hammer

hammer is a noun but foliate is not a noun.

hammer is not an adjective while foliate is an adjective.

hammer and foliate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hammer	Yes	No	Yes	No
foliate	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, foliate is a hyponym of hammer; that is, foliate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hammer:

hammer: create by hammering
foliate: hammer into thin flat foils

Other hyponyms of hammer include dropforge.

hammer (noun)	foliate (noun)
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
a power tool for drilling rocks
a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
the ossicle attached to the eardrum

hammer (adjective)	foliate (adjective)
	ornamented with foliage or foils
	(often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves
	(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

hammer (verb)	foliate (verb)
beat with or as if with a hammer	grow leaves
create by hammering	number the pages of a book or manuscript
	coat or back with metal foil
	hammer into thin flat foils
	decorate with leaves

Difference between hammer and foliate

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