rack vs carrier

carrier vs rack

rack and carrier both are nouns.

rack is a verb but carrier is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rack	Yes	No	Yes	No
carrier	Yes	No	No	No

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

rack: a support for displaying ot holding various articles
carrier: a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like

Other hyponyms of rack include barbecue, barbeque, bicycle parking rack, bicycle rack, bicycle stand, bike parking rack, bike rack, bike stand, bier, coat rack, coatrack, hatrack, cruet-stand, dish rack, dress rack, hayrack, magazine rack, music rack, music stand, pipe rack, plate rack, spice rack, tie rack, toastrack, towel horse, towel rack, tripod.

rack (noun)	carrier (noun)
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately	(genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring
a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body	a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
a support for displaying ot holding various articles	a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims	a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
the destruction or collapse of something	a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton	(medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
	a boy who delivers newspapers
	a man who delivers the mail
	someone whose employment involves carrying something
	a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
	an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction

rack (verb)	carrier (verb)
torture on the rack
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
place in a rack
work on a rack
stretch to the limits
torment emotionally or mentally
go at a rack
draw off from the lees
run before a gale
fly in high wind
obtain by coercion or intimidation
put on a rack and pinion

Difference between rack and carrier

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