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shelter vs dugout

dugout vs shelter

shelter and dugout both are nouns.

shelter is a verb but dugout is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shelter Yes No Yes No
dugout Yes No No No
As nouns, dugout is a hyponym of shelter; that is, dugout is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shelter:
  • shelter: a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
  • dugout: either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
shelter (noun) dugout (noun)
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
protective covering that provides protection from the weather either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings 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.
the condition of being protected
shelter (verb) dugout (verb)
invest (money) so that it is not taxable
provide shelter for
Difference between shelter and dugout

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