snag vs prominence
prominence vs snagsnag and prominence both are nouns.
snag is a verb but prominence is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| snag | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| prominence | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
prominence is a hypernym of
snag; that is, prominence is a
word with a broader meaning than snag:
- snag: a sharp protuberance
- prominence: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Other hypernyms of snag include
bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, protrusion, protuberance, swelling.
| snag (noun) | prominence (noun) |
|---|---|
| an unforeseen obstacle | relative importance or fame |
| an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
| a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest | the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent |
| a sharp protuberance |
| snag (verb) | prominence (verb) |
|---|---|
| catch on a snag | |
| hew jaggedly | |
| get by acting quickly and smartly |
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