inundation vs peck

peck vs inundation

inundation and peck both are nouns.

inundation is not a verb while peck is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inundation	Yes	No	No	No
peck	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, peck is a hypernym of inundation; that is, peck is a word with a broader meaning than inundation:

inundation: an overwhelming number or amount
peck: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Other hypernyms of inundation include batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad.

inundation (noun)	peck (noun)
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land	a light kiss
an overwhelming number or amount	bite by a bird
	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
	a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
	a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

inundation (verb)	peck (verb)
	bother persistently with trivial complaints
	eat by pecking at, like a bird
	eat like a bird
	kiss lightly
	hit lightly with a picking motion

Difference between inundation and peck

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