plaything vs jack-in-the-box

jack-in-the-box vs plaything

plaything and jack-in-the-box both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plaything	Yes	No	No	No
jack-in-the-box	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, jack-in-the-box is a hyponym of plaything; that is, jack-in-the-box is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plaything:

plaything: an artifact designed to be played with
jack-in-the-box: plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened

Other hyponyms of plaything include ball, balloon, cockhorse, doll, dolly, doll's house, dollhouse, Frisbee, hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse, hula-hoop, jungle gym, jumping jack, kaleidoscope, kite, Lego, Lego set, Meccano, Meccano set, pea shooter, pinata, pinwheel, pinwheel wind collector, playhouse, wendy house, pogo stick, popgun, rattle, sandbox, sandpile, sandpit, dandle board, seesaw, teeter-totter, teeter, teeterboard, teetertotter, tilting board, playground slide, slide, sliding board, catapult, sling, slingshot, stick horse, swing, teddy, teddy bear, spinning top, teetotum, top, whirligig, train set, squirt gun, squirter, water gun, water pistol, yo-yo, adult toy, sex toy, sand toy.

plaything (noun)	jack-in-the-box (noun)
an artifact designed to be played with	plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened

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