protective cover vs washboard

washboard vs protective cover

protective cover and washboard both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
protective cover	Yes	No	No	No
washboard	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, washboard is a hyponym of protective cover; that is, washboard is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than protective cover:

protective cover: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
washboard: protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side

Other hyponyms of protective cover include armor, armour, bell glass, bell jar, binder, ring-binder, back, binding, book binding, cover, blind, screen, armguard, bracer, cap, cloche, coaster, cold frame, crystal, watch crystal, watch glass, dust cover, faceplate, cladding, facing, fall-board, fallboard, escutcheon, finger plate, scutcheon, heat shield, bonnet, cowl, cowling, hood, housing, lamp shade, lampshade, shade, liner, lining, mask, mulch, roof, roof, screen, shade, sheath, overlay, overlayer, sheathing, shelter, shield, dashboard, splashboard, splasher, splasher, testudo, thumbstall, toecap, splashboard.

protective cover (noun)	washboard (noun)
a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury	protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side
	device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on

Difference between protective cover and washboard

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