modification vs twinkle

twinkle vs modification

modification and twinkle both are nouns.

modification is not a verb while twinkle is a verb.

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

As nouns, twinkle is a hyponym of modification; that is, twinkle 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
twinkle: a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

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, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

modification (noun)	twinkle (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
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)	twinkle (verb)
	gleam or glow intermittently
	emit or reflect light in a flickering manner

Difference between modification and twinkle

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