striker vs tongue

tongue vs striker

striker and tongue both are nouns.

striker is not a verb while tongue is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
striker	Yes	No	No	No
tongue	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

striker: the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
tongue: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

Other hyponyms of striker include clapper, firing pin, hammer, cock, hammer, head.

striker (noun)	tongue (noun)
the part of a mechanical device that strikes something	the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
an employee on strike against an employer	metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating	a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
a forward on a soccer team	a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
someone who hits	a manner of speaking
	the tongue of certain animals used as meat
	a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
	any long thin projection that is transient

striker (verb)	tongue (verb)
	lick or explore with the tongue
	articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

Difference between striker and tongue

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