sphere vs lap

sphere and lap both are nouns.

sphere is not a verb while lap is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sphere	Yes	No	No	No
lap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, lap is a hyponym of sphere; that is, lap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sphere:

sphere: a particular environment or walk of life
lap: an area of control or responsibility

Other hyponyms of sphere include distaff, front, kingdom, land, realm, political arena, political sphere, preserve, province, responsibility.

sphere (noun)	lap (noun)
any spherically shaped artifact	touching with the tongue
a particular aspect of life or activity	movement once around a course
the geographical area in which one nation is very influential	a flap that lies over another part
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected	the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)	the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center	an area of control or responsibility
a particular environment or walk of life

sphere (verb)	lap (verb)
	wash or flow against
	take up with the tongue
	pass the tongue over
	move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
	lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

Difference between sphere and lap

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