structure vs valve

valve vs structure

structure and valve both are nouns.

structure is a verb but valve is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
structure	Yes	No	Yes	No
valve	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, valve is a hyponym of structure; that is, valve 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
valve: a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

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, vascular structure, lacrimal apparatus, cytoskeleton, nucleolar organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolus organizer, centromere, kinetochore, aster, neural structure, fold, plica, convolution, gyrus, cartilaginous structure, ball, plate, horny structure, unguis, skeletal structure, costa, head, bridge, rotator cuff, cornu, corona, receptor, zona, zone.

structure (noun)	valve (noun)
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts	one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts	the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement	control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations	device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships	a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

structure (verb)	valve (verb)
give a structure to

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