ax vs terminate

ax is a noun but terminate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ax	Yes	No	Yes	No
terminate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, terminate is a hypernym of ax; that is, terminate is a word with a broader meaning than ax:

Other hypernyms of ax include end.

ax (noun)	terminate (noun)
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

ax (verb)	terminate (verb)
terminate	bring to an end or halt
chop or split with an ax	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
	be the end of; be the last or concluding part of