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shelter vs dug-out

dug-out vs shelter

shelter and dug-out both are nouns.

shelter is a verb but dug-out is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shelter Yes No Yes No
dug-out Yes No No No
As nouns, dug-out is a hyponym of shelter; that is, dug-out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shelter:
  • shelter: a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
  • dug-out: a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside.
shelter (noun) dug-out (noun)
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside.
protective covering that provides protection from the weather
temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
the condition of being protected
shelter (verb) dug-out (verb)
invest (money) so that it is not taxable
provide shelter for
Difference between shelter and dug-out

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