reflex action vs yawn

yawn vs reflex action

reflex action and yawn both are nouns.

reflex action is not a verb while yawn is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reflex action	Yes	No	No	No
yawn	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

reflex action: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
yawn: an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom

Other hyponyms of reflex action 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, 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, shiver, tremble, sneeze, sneezing, sternutation, hiccough, hiccup, singultus.

reflex action (noun)	yawn (noun)
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus	an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom

reflex action (verb)	yawn (verb)
	utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
	be wide open

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