scourge vs slash
slash vs scourgescourge and slash both are nouns.
scourge and slash both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scourge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| slash | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
slash is a hypernym of
scourge; that is, slash is a
word with a broader meaning than scourge:
- scourge: whip
- slash: beat severely with a whip or rod
| scourge (noun) | slash (noun) |
|---|---|
| a whip used to inflict punishment | a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument |
| a person who inspires fear or dread | a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information |
| something causing misery or death | an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind) |
| a wound made by cutting |
| scourge (verb) | slash (verb) |
|---|---|
| cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | cut drastically |
| whip | cut open |
| punish severely; excoriate | cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete |
| beat severely with a whip or rod | |
| move or stir about violently |
Words related to "scourge"
Words related to "slash"
- agitate
- beat
- beat up
- birch
- bring down
- cat
- convulse
- cowhide
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- cutting
- diagonal
- dry land
- earth
- flagellate
- flog
- gash
- ground
- horsewhip
- jactitate
- land
- lash
- lather
- leather
- lesion
- punctuation
- punctuation mark
- reduce
- scourge
- separatrix
- shake
- slasher
- slice
- solid ground
- solidus
- strap
- stroke
- switch
- terra firma
- thrash
- thrash about
- thresh
- thresh about
- toss
- trim
- trim back
- trim down
- trounce
- virgule
- welt
- whip
- work over
- wound
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