receiver vs boob tube

boob tube vs receiver

receiver and boob tube both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
receiver	Yes	No	No	No
boob tube	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, boob tube is a hyponym of receiver; that is, boob tube is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than receiver:

receiver: set that receives radio or tv signals
boob tube: an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen

Other hyponyms of receiver include direction finder, radio, radio receiver, radio set, receiving set, tuner, wireless, satellite receiver, goggle box, idiot box, television, television receiver, television set, telly, tv, tv set, auto-alarm, autoalarm.

receiver (noun)	boob tube (noun)
set that receives radio or tv signals	an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
a person who receives something
(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass
the tennis player who receives the serve

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