sail vs construction

construction vs sail

sail and construction both are nouns.

sail is a verb but construction is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sail	Yes	No	Yes	No
construction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, construction is a hypernym of sail; that is, construction is a word with a broader meaning than sail:

sail: any structure that resembles a sail
construction: a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

Other hypernyms of sail include structure.

sail (noun)	construction (noun)
an ocean trip taken for pleasure	the act of constructing something
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel	the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
any structure that resembles a sail	drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
	a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
	the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
	an interpretation of a text or action
	a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit

sail (verb)	construction (verb)
travel on water propelled by wind
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
traverse or travel on (a body of water)

Difference between sail and construction

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