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structure vs fold

fold vs structure

structure and fold both are nouns.

structure and fold both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
structure Yes No Yes No
fold Yes No Yes No
As nouns, fold is a hyponym of structure; that is, fold is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than structure:
  • structure: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
  • fold: a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
Other hyponyms of structure include layer, apodeme, caliculus, calycle, calyculus, tooth, pad, branchial cleft, gill cleft, gill slit, branchial arch, gill arch, gill bar, peristome, syrinx, bulb, carina, cauda, chiasm, chiasma, decussation, cingulum, concha, filament, filum, germ, infundibulum, interstice, landmark, limbus, rib, blade, radicle, plexus, rete, tube-shaped structure, tube, passage, passageway, fundus, funiculus, head, bodily cavity, cavity, cavum, root, capsule, uvea, lens nucleus, nucleus, membranous labyrinth, bony labyrinth, osseous labyrinth, glans, alveolar bed, valve, vascular structure, lacrimal apparatus, cytoskeleton, nucleolar organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolus organizer, centromere, kinetochore, aster, neural structure, plica, convolution, gyrus, cartilaginous structure, ball, plate, horny structure, unguis, skeletal structure, costa, head, bridge, rotator cuff, cornu, corona, receptor, zona, zone.
structure (noun) fold (noun)
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts the act of folding
the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts a pen for sheep
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships a group of sheep or goats
a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
structure (verb) fold (verb)
give a structure to incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
become folded or folded up
bend or lay so that one part covers the other
confine in a fold, like sheep
cease to operate or cause to cease operating
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