lump vs nodule
nodule vs lumplump and nodule both are nouns.
lump is a verb but nodule is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lump | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| nodule | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
nodule is a hyponym of
lump; that is, nodule is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
lump:
- lump: a large piece of something without definite shape
- nodule: (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
Other hyponyms of lump include
nugget.
| lump (noun) | nodule (noun) |
|---|---|
| a compact mass | a small node |
| a large piece of something without definite shape | (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) |
| an awkward stupid person | small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant |
| an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement |
| lump (verb) | nodule (verb) |
|---|---|
| group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | |
| put together indiscriminately |
Words related to "lump"
- accumulate
- agglomeration
- amass
- ball
- bloat
- bunion
- chunk
- clew
- clod
- clot
- clump
- clumsy person
- coagulum
- collect
- collocate
- compile
- dropsy
- edema
- enlargement
- gawk
- glob
- gob
- goon
- group
- haematocele
- haematocoele
- hematocele
- hematocoele
- hoard
- hunk
- hydrops
- intumescence
- intumescency
- iridoncus
- lout
- lubber
- lummox
- lumper
- lumpy
- lymphogranuloma
- nodule
- nugget
- oaf
- oedema
- oscheocele
- oscheocoele
- part
- piece
- pile up
- puffiness
- roll up
- spermatocele
- stumblebum
- swelling
- symptom
- tumidity
- tumidness
Words related to "nodule"
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