modification vs shimmer

shimmer vs modification

modification and shimmer both are nouns.

modification is not a verb while shimmer is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
modification	Yes	No	No	No
shimmer	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, shimmer is a hyponym of modification; that is, shimmer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than modification:

modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
shimmer: a weak and tremulous light

Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

modification (noun)	shimmer (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	a weak and tremulous light
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

modification (verb)	shimmer (verb)
	give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
	shine with a weak or fitful light

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