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residue vs dottle

dottle vs residue

residue and dottle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
residue Yes No No No
dottle Yes No No No
As nouns, dottle is a hyponym of residue; that is, dottle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than residue:
  • residue: matter that remains after something has been removed
  • dottle: the residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking
Other hyponyms of residue include crackling, greaves, ash, cotton cake, cottonseed cake, brewer's grain, draff, spent grain.
residue (noun) dottle (noun)
something left after other parts have been taken away the residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking
matter that remains after something has been removed
Difference between residue and dottle

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