tomfool vs cuckoo
cuckoo vs tomfooltomfool and cuckoo both are nouns.
tomfool is not a verb while cuckoo is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tomfool | Yes | No | No | No |
| cuckoo | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
cuckoo is a hyponym of
tomfool; that is, cuckoo is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
tomfool:
- tomfool: a person who lacks good judgment
- cuckoo: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
Other hyponyms of tomfool include
ass, buffoon, clown, flibbertigibbet, foolish woman, fucker, bozo, fathead, goof, goofball, goose, jackass, twat, zany, meshuggeneh, meshuggener, morosoph, putz, wally, derp.
| tomfool (noun) | cuckoo (noun) |
|---|---|
| a person who lacks good judgment | any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail |
| a man who is a stupid incompetent fool |
| tomfool (verb) | cuckoo (verb) |
|---|---|
| repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call |
Words related to "tomfool"
Words related to "cuckoo"
- Coccyzus erythropthalmus
- Cuculidae
- Cuculus canorus
- European cuckoo
- Geococcyx californianus
- ani
- black-billed cuckoo
- bozo
- chaparral cock
- coucal
- cuculiform bird
- dirty word
- echo
- family Cuculidae
- fathead
- filth
- fool
- goof
- goofball
- goose
- jackass
- muggins
- obscenity
- repeat
- roadrunner
- sap
- saphead
- smut
- tomfool
- twat
- vulgarism
- zany
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