rail vs wading bird

wading bird vs rail

rail and wading bird both are nouns.

rail is a verb but wading bird is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rail	Yes	No	Yes	No
wading bird	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wading bird is a hypernym of rail; that is, wading bird is a word with a broader meaning than rail:

rail: any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
wading bird: any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food

Other hypernyms of rail include wader.

rail (noun)	wading bird (noun)
any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud	any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
short for railway

rail (verb)	wading bird (verb)
complain bitterly
spread negative information about
criticize severely
fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
lay with rails
travel by rail or train
separate with a railing
convey (goods etc.) by rails
provide with rails
enclose with rails

Difference between rail and wading bird

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.