stop vs punctuation mark

punctuation mark vs stop

stop and punctuation mark both are nouns.

stop is a verb but punctuation mark is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stop	Yes	No	Yes	No
punctuation mark	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, punctuation mark is a hypernym of stop; that is, punctuation mark is a word with a broader meaning than stop:

stop: a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
punctuation mark: the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

Other hypernyms of stop include punctuation.

stop (noun)	punctuation mark (noun)
the act of stopping something	the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
a brief stay in the course of a journey
a restraint that checks the motion of something
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the event of something ending
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption

stop (verb)	punctuation mark (verb)
prevent completion
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
seize on its way
render unsuitable for passage
come to a halt, stop moving
cause to end
interrupt a trip
stop from happening or developing
put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Difference between stop and punctuation mark

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