pecker vs flicker

flicker vs pecker

pecker and flicker both are nouns.

pecker is not a verb while flicker is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pecker	Yes	No	No	No
flicker	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

pecker: bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
flicker: North American woodpecker

Other hyponyms of pecker include green woodpecker, Picus viridis, downy woodpecker, Campephilus principalis, ivory-billed woodpecker, ivorybill, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, redhead, redheaded woodpecker, sapsucker, wryneck, piculet.

pecker (noun)	flicker (noun)
bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects	the act of moving back and forth
horny projecting mouth of a bird	North American woodpecker
obscene terms for penis	a momentary flash of light

pecker (verb)	flicker (verb)
	move back and forth very rapidly
	flash intermittently
	shine unsteadily

Difference between pecker and flicker

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