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turnpike vs pike

pike vs turnpike

turnpike and pike both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turnpike Yes No No No
pike Yes No No No
As nouns, pike is a hypernym of turnpike; that is, pike is a word with a broader meaning than turnpike:
  • turnpike: an expressway on which tolls are collected
  • pike: a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
Other hypernyms of turnpike include expressway, freeway, motorway, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway.
turnpike (noun) pike (noun)
an expressway on which tolls are collected any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere
(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
a sharp point (as on the end of a spear)
highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh
Difference between turnpike and pike

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