peck vs United States dry unit

United States dry unit vs peck

peck and United States dry unit both are nouns.

peck is a verb but United States dry unit is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
peck	Yes	No	Yes	No
United States dry unit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, United States dry unit is a hypernym of peck; that is, United States dry unit is a word with a broader meaning than peck:

peck: a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
United States dry unit: a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System

peck (noun)	United States dry unit (noun)
a light kiss	a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System
bite by a bird
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

peck (verb)	United States dry unit (verb)
bother persistently with trivial complaints
eat by pecking at, like a bird
eat like a bird
kiss lightly
hit lightly with a picking motion

Difference between peck and United States dry unit

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