submarine vs submersible warship

submersible warship vs submarine

submarine and submersible warship both are nouns.

submarine is an adjective but submersible warship is not an adjective.

submarine is a verb but submersible warship is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
submarine	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
submersible warship	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, submersible warship is a hypernym of submarine; that is, submersible warship is a word with a broader meaning than submarine:

submarine: a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
submersible warship: a warship designed to operate under water

Other hypernyms of submarine include submersible.

submarine (noun)	submersible warship (noun)
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes	a warship designed to operate under water
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

submarine (adjective)	submersible warship (adjective)
beneath the surface of the sea

submarine (verb)	submersible warship (verb)
attack by submarine
bring down with a blow to the legs
throw with an underhand motion
control a submarine
move forward or under in a sliding motion

Difference between submarine and submersible warship

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