F vs degree

F and degree both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
F	Yes	No	No	No
degree	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, degree is a hypernym of F; that is, degree is a word with a broader meaning than F:

F (noun)	degree (noun)
the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet	a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates	the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature	the highest power of a term or variable
a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite	an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
	a measure for arcs and angles
	a unit of temperature on a specified scale
	a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process