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weapon vs missile

missile vs weapon

weapon and missile both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
weapon Yes No No No
missile Yes No No No
As nouns, missile is a hyponym of weapon; that is, missile is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weapon:
  • weapon: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
  • missile: a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
Other hyponyms of weapon include bow, bow and arrow, brass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks, fire ship, flamethrower, gun, knife, light arm, projectile, slasher, sling, lance, shaft, spear, stun baton, stun gun, blade, brand, steel, sword, hatchet, tomahawk, W.M.D., weapon of mass destruction, WMD, Greek fire, pole weapon, polearm, repulsor.
weapon (noun) missile (noun)
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
a means of persuading or arguing a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
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