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shylock vs shark

shark vs shylock

shylock and shark both are nouns.

shylock is not a verb while shark is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shylock Yes No No No
shark Yes No Yes No
As nouns, shark is a hypernym of shylock; that is, shark is a word with a broader meaning than shylock:
  • shylock: someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
  • shark: a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
Other hypernyms of shylock include lender, loaner.
shylock (noun) shark (noun)
someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways
a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
shylock (verb) shark (verb)
hunt shark
play the shark; act with trickery
Difference between shylock and shark

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