phone vs earplug

earplug vs phone

phone and earplug both are nouns.

phone is a verb but earplug is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
phone	Yes	No	Yes	No
earplug	Yes	No	No	No

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

phone: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
earplug: an earphone that is inserted into the ear canal

Other hyponyms of phone include receiver, telephone receiver.

phone (noun)	earplug (noun)
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds	a plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noise
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear	an earphone that is inserted into the ear canal
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

phone (verb)	earplug (verb)
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

Difference between phone and earplug

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