hand tool vs marlingspike

marlingspike vs hand tool

hand tool and marlingspike both are nouns.

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

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

hand tool: a tool used with workers' hands
marlingspike: 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, marlinespike, 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)	marlingspike (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 marlingspike

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