reflex vs shiver

shiver vs reflex

reflex and shiver both are nouns.

reflex is an adjective but shiver is not an adjective.

reflex is not a verb while shiver is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reflex	Yes	Yes	No	No
shiver	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

reflex: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
shiver: a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement

Other hyponyms of reflex include accommodation reflex, Babinski, Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation, blink, blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, wink, winking, blush, flush, disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting, defecation reflex, rectal reflex, oscitance, oscitancy, yawn, yawning, electric shock, electrical shock, shock, breaking wind, fart, farting, flatus, wind, gulp, gulping, knee-jerk reflex, knee jerk, patellar reflex, light reflex, miosis, myosis, pupillary reflex, mydriasis, micturition reflex, gag reflex, pharyngeal reflex, goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, goosebump, gooseflesh, horripilation, pilomotor reflex, plantar reflex, rooting reflex, jump, start, startle, myotactic reflex, stretch reflex, suckling reflex, shake, tremble, sneeze, sneezing, sternutation, hiccough, hiccup, singultus.

reflex (noun)	shiver (noun)
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus	a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
	an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

reflex (adjective)	shiver (adjective)
without volition or conscious control

reflex (verb)	shiver (verb)
	shake, as from cold
	tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

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