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lanugo vs pile

pile vs lanugo

lanugo and pile both are nouns.

lanugo is not a verb while pile is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lanugo Yes No No No
pile Yes No Yes No
As nouns, pile is a hypernym of lanugo; that is, pile is a word with a broader meaning than lanugo:
  • lanugo: the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation
  • pile: fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
Other hypernyms of lanugo include down.
lanugo (noun) pile (noun)
the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
lanugo (verb) pile (verb)
arrange in stacks
place or lay as if in a pile
press tightly together or cram
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