slide vs plaything

plaything vs slide

slide and plaything both are nouns.

slide is a verb but plaything is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slide	Yes	No	Yes	No
plaything	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, plaything is a hypernym of slide; that is, plaything is a word with a broader meaning than slide:

slide: plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
plaything: an artifact designed to be played with

Other hypernyms of slide include toy.

slide (noun)	plaything (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it	an artifact designed to be played with
sloping channel through which things can descend
a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

slide (verb)	plaything (verb)
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
move smoothly along a surface

Difference between slide and plaything

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