sandpiper vs ruff
ruff vs sandpipersandpiper and ruff both are nouns.
sandpiper is not a verb while ruff is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sandpiper | Yes | No | No | No |
| ruff | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
ruff is a hyponym of
sandpiper; that is, ruff is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
sandpiper:
- sandpiper: any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
- ruff: common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season
Other hyponyms of sandpiper include
Actitis hypoleucos, European sandpiper, Actitis macularia, spotted sandpiper, Erolia minutilla, least sandpiper, stint, dunlin, Erolia alpina, red-backed sandpiper, greenshank, Tringa nebularia, redshank, Tringa totanus, yellowlegs, Calidris melanotos, jacksnipe, pectoral sandpiper, Calidris canutus, grayback, greyback, knot, Calidris Ferruginea, curlew sandpiper, Crocethia alba, sanderling, Bartramia longicauda, Bartramian sandpiper, upland plover, upland sandpiper, Philomachus pugnax, tattler.
| sandpiper (noun) | ruff (noun) |
|---|---|
| any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers | (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit |
| 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 |
| sandpiper (verb) | ruff (verb) |
|---|---|
| play a trump |
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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