physical object vs shiner

shiner vs physical object

physical object and shiner both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
physical object	Yes	No	No	No
shiner	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shiner is a hyponym of physical object; that is, shiner is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than physical object:

physical object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
shiner: something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)

Other hyponyms of physical object include unit, whole, location, charm, good luck charm, curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity, draw, lot, film, hoodoo, je ne sais quoi, keepsake, relic, souvenir, token, filler, makeweight, part, portion, prop, property, snake, stuff, small beer, trifle, trivia, triviality, paring, catch, commemorative, discard, finding, floater, fomite, vehicle, formation, geological formation, growth, hail, head, ice, dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma, ground, land, soil, moon, neighbor, neighbour, remains, ribbon, thread, vagabond, wall, web, clanker.

physical object (noun)	shiner (noun)
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow	any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
	important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
	something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
	a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye

Difference between physical object and shiner

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