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muff vs miscarry

miscarry vs muff

muff is a noun but miscarry is not a noun.

muff and miscarry both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
muff Yes No Yes No
miscarry No No Yes No
As verbs, miscarry is a hypernym of muff; that is, miscarry is a word with a broader meaning than muff:
  • muff: make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  • miscarry: be unsuccessful
Other hypernyms of muff include fail, go wrong.
muff (noun) miscarry (noun)
(sports) dropping the ball
a warm tubular covering for the hands
muff (verb) miscarry (verb)
make a mess of, destroy or ruin suffer a miscarriage
fail to catch, as of a ball be unsuccessful
Difference between muff and miscarry

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