toy vs rattle

toy and rattle both are nouns.

toy and rattle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
toy	Yes	No	Yes	No
rattle	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

toy: an artifact designed to be played with
rattle: a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken

Other hyponyms of toy include ball, balloon, cockhorse, doll, dolly, doll's house, dollhouse, Frisbee, hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse, hula-hoop, jack-in-the-box, jungle gym, jumping jack, kaleidoscope, kite, Lego, Lego set, Meccano, Meccano set, pea shooter, pinata, pinwheel, pinwheel wind collector, playhouse, wendy house, pogo stick, popgun, sandbox, sandpile, sandpit, dandle board, seesaw, teeter-totter, teeter, teeterboard, teetertotter, tilting board, playground slide, slide, sliding board, catapult, sling, slingshot, stick horse, swing, teddy, teddy bear, spinning top, teetotum, top, whirligig, train set, squirt gun, squirter, water gun, water pistol, yo-yo, adult toy, sex toy, sand toy.

toy (noun)	rattle (noun)
any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets	loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
an artifact designed to be played with	a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size	a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier)
a device regarded as providing amusement

toy (verb)	rattle (verb)
engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously	shake and cause to make a rattling noise
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination	make short successive sounds
behave carelessly or indifferently

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