trough vs rocker
rocker vs troughtrough and rocker both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trough | Yes | No | No | No |
| rocker | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
rocker is a hyponym of
trough; that is, rocker is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
trough:
- trough: a long narrow shallow receptacle
- rocker: a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
Other hyponyms of trough include
cradle.
| trough (noun) | rocker (noun) |
|---|---|
| a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater | a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro |
| a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed | a chair mounted on rockers |
| a long narrow shallow receptacle | an ice skate with a curved blade |
| a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed) | a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold |
| a treasury for government funds | a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles |
| a concave shape with an open top | a performer or composer or fan of rock music |
| an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle |
Words related to "trough"
Words related to "rocker"
- Boston rocker
- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- adolescent
- attendant
- attender
- bikers
- chair
- cradle
- hobby
- hobbyhorse
- ice skate
- instrumentalist
- musician
- platform rocker
- player
- rock
- rock 'n' roll musician
- rock star
- rocker
- rockers
- rocking chair
- rocking horse
- round
- rung
- shoofly
- stave
- stripling
- support
- teen
- teenager
- tender
- trough
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