newsstand vs stall

stall vs newsstand

newsstand and stall both are nouns.

newsstand is not a verb while stall is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
newsstand	Yes	No	No	No
stall	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stall is a hypernym of newsstand; that is, stall is a word with a broader meaning than newsstand:

newsstand: a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold
stall: a booth where articles are displayed for sale

Other hypernyms of newsstand include sales booth, stand.

newsstand (noun)	stall (noun)
a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold	a tactic used to mislead or delay
	small area set off by walls for special use
	a booth where articles are displayed for sale
	small individual study area in a library
	a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
	seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
	a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

newsstand (verb)	stall (verb)
	deliberately delay an event or action
	come to a stop
	cause an engine to stop
	cause an airplane to go into a stall
	experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
	put into, or keep in, a stall
	postpone doing what one should be doing

Difference between newsstand and stall

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