hand tool vs marlinespike

marlinespike vs hand tool

hand tool and marlinespike both are nouns.

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

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

hand tool: a tool used with workers' hands
marlinespike: a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)

Other hyponyms of hand tool include awl, bevel, bevel square, bill, billhook, bodkin, threader, bodkin, crank, starter, dibber, dibble, file, float, plasterer's float, graver, graving tool, pointel, pointrel, gutter, hammer, 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)	marlinespike (noun)
a tool used with workers' hands	a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)

Difference between hand tool and marlinespike

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.