moose vs elk

moose and elk both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
moose	Yes	No	No	No
elk	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, moose and elk are synonyms defined as:

moose and elk: large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America

Other synonyms of moose include Alces alces.

moose (noun)	elk (noun)
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America	large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
	common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
	large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male