phalanx vs force

force vs phalanx

phalanx and force both are nouns.

phalanx is not a verb while force is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
phalanx	Yes	No	No	No
force	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, force is a hypernym of phalanx; that is, force is a word with a broader meaning than phalanx:

phalanx: a body of troops in close array
force: a unit that is part of some military service

Other hypernyms of phalanx include military force, military group, military unit.

phalanx (noun)	force (noun)
any of the bones of the fingers or toes	a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
a body of troops in close array	an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
any closely ranked crowd of people	physical energy or intensity
	a powerful effect or influence
	(of a law) having legal validity
	group of people willing to obey orders
	a unit that is part of some military service
	a group of people having the power of effective action
	one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
	(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

phalanx (verb)	force (verb)
	impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
	squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
	force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
	take by force
	do forcibly; exert force
	urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
	move with force
	to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

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