step vs porcupine provision

porcupine provision vs step

step and porcupine provision both are nouns.

step is a verb but porcupine provision is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
step	Yes	No	Yes	No
porcupine provision	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, porcupine provision is a hyponym of step; that is, porcupine provision is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than step:

step: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
porcupine provision: a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts

Other hyponyms of step include countermeasure, shark repellent, guard, precaution, safeguard.

step (noun)	porcupine provision (noun)
the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down	a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
a musical interval of two semitones
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
the sound of a step of someone walking
the distance covered by a step
a short distance
relative position in a graded series

step (verb)	porcupine provision (verb)
measure (distances) by pacing
move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
place (a ship's mast) in its step
shift or move by taking a step
put down or press the foot, place the foot
walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
move with one's feet in a specific manner
furnish with steps
treat badly
cause (a computer) to execute a single command

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