murphy vs spud

murphy and spud both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
murphy	Yes	No	No	No
spud	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, murphy and spud are synonyms defined as:

murphy and spud: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

Other synonyms of murphy include Irish potato, potato, tater, white potato.

murphy (noun)	spud (noun)
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland	a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
	an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

murphy (verb)	spud (verb)
	produce buds, branches, or germinate
	initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum