scallop vs fish

fish vs scallop

scallop and fish both are nouns.

scallop and fish both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scallop	Yes	No	Yes	No
fish	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fish is a hypernym of scallop; that is, fish is a word with a broader meaning than scallop:

scallop: fish for scallops
fish: catch or try to catch fish or shellfish

scallop (noun)	fish (noun)
edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions	any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces	the flesh of fish used as food
thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)

scallop (verb)	fish (verb)
shape or cut in scallops	catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
fish for scallops	seek indirectly
form scallops in
decorate an edge with scallops
bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top

Difference between scallop and fish

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