ruff vs sandpiper
sandpiper vs ruffruff and sandpiper both are nouns.
ruff is a verb but sandpiper is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ruff | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| sandpiper | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
sandpiper is a hypernym of
ruff; that is, sandpiper is a
word with a broader meaning than ruff:
- ruff: common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season
- sandpiper: any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
| ruff (noun) | sandpiper (noun) |
|---|---|
| (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit | any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers |
| common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season | |
| a high tight collar | |
| an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal |
| ruff (verb) | sandpiper (verb) |
|---|---|
| play a trump |
Words related to "ruff"
Words related to "sandpiper"
- Actitis hypoleucos
- Actitis macularia
- Bartramia longicauda
- Bartramian sandpiper
- Calidris Ferruginea
- Calidris canutus
- Calidris melanotos
- Crocethia alba
- Erolia alpina
- Erolia minutilla
- European sandpiper
- Philomachus pugnax
- Scolopacidae
- Tringa nebularia
- Tringa totanus
- curlew sandpiper
- dunlin
- family Scolopacidae
- grayback
- greenshank
- greyback
- jacksnipe
- knot
- least sandpiper
- limicoline bird
- pectoral sandpiper
- red-backed sandpiper
- redshank
- ruff
- sanderling
- shore bird
- shorebird
- spotted sandpiper
- stint
- tattler
- upland plover
- upland sandpiper
- yellowlegs
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