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teaser vs acrostic

acrostic vs teaser

teaser and acrostic both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
teaser Yes No No No
acrostic Yes No No No
As nouns, acrostic is a hyponym of teaser; that is, acrostic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than teaser:
  • teaser: a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
  • acrostic: a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across
Other hyponyms of teaser include sudoku, word square, chess composition, chess problem.
teaser (noun) acrostic (noun)
a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across
a device for teasing wool verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message
a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest
an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show
someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
a worker who teases wool
Difference between teaser and acrostic

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