oxen vs bull

oxen and bull both are nouns.

oxen is not a verb while bull is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
oxen	Yes	No	No	No
bull	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bull is a hyponym of oxen; that is, bull is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than oxen:

oxen: domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
bull: uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

Other hyponyms of oxen include ox, stirk, bullock, steer, cow, moo-cow, beef, beef cattle, Welsh, Welsh Black, red poll, Africander, dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milcher, milk cow, milker, Devon, grade.

oxen (noun)	bull (noun)
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age	a serious and ludicrous blunder
	uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
	mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
	Obscene word for unacceptable behavior
	a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
	the center of a target
	uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
	an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
	a large and strong and heavyset man

oxen (verb)	bull (verb)
	advance in price
	speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
	try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
	push or force

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