swallow vs martin

martin vs swallow

swallow and martin both are nouns.

swallow is a verb but martin is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
swallow	Yes	No	Yes	No
martin	Yes	No	No	No

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

swallow: small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
martin: any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas

Other hyponyms of swallow include barn swallow, chimney swallow, Hirundo rustica, cliff swallow, Hirundo pyrrhonota, Hirundo nigricans, tree martin, tree swallow, Iridoprocne bicolor, tree swallow, white-bellied swallow.

swallow (noun)	martin (noun)
the act of swallowing	any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
a small amount of liquid food

swallow (verb)	martin (verb)
believe or accept without questioning or challenge
keep from expressing
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
take back what one has said
utter unclearly
engulf and destroy
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

Difference between swallow and martin

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