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shovelhead vs hammerhead

hammerhead vs shovelhead

shovelhead and hammerhead both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shovelhead Yes No No No
hammerhead Yes No No No
As nouns, hammerhead is a hypernym of shovelhead; that is, hammerhead is a word with a broader meaning than shovelhead:
  • shovelhead: small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries
  • hammerhead: medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
Other hypernyms of shovelhead include hammerhead shark.
shovelhead (noun) hammerhead (noun)
small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
the striking part of a hammer
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
Difference between shovelhead and hammerhead

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