hand tool vs file

file vs hand tool

hand tool and file both are nouns.

hand tool is not a verb while file is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hand tool	Yes	No	No	No
file	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, file is a hyponym of hand tool; that is, file is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hand tool:

hand tool: a tool used with workers' hands
file: a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal

Other hyponyms of hand tool include awl, bevel, bevel square, bill, billhook, bodkin, threader, bodkin, crank, starter, dibber, dibble, float, plasterer's float, graver, graving tool, pointel, pointrel, gutter, hammer, marlinespike, marlingspike, marlinspike, miter box, mitre box, opener, pallet, pestle, pick, pair of pincers, pair of tweezers, pincer, tweezer, pipe cutter, pitchfork, carpenter's plane, plane, woodworking plane, pair of pliers, pliers, plyers, auger, plumber's snake, snake, plumber's helper, plunger, ravehook, sandblaster, saw, scraper, screwdriver, shovel, soldering iron, spatula, spreader, square, straightedge, tire iron, tire tool, trowel, weed-whacker, weeder, wire stripper, spanner, wrench, hoof pick, burnisher, burnishing tool.

hand tool (noun)	file (noun)
a tool used with workers' hands	a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
	office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
	a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
	a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other

hand tool (verb)	file (verb)
	place in a container for keeping records
	file a formal charge against
	record in a public office or in a court of law
	smooth with a file
	proceed in line

Difference between hand tool and file

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