basketball vs assist

basketball and assist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
basketball	Yes	No	No	No
assist	Yes	No	Yes	No

basketball (noun)	assist (noun)
a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop	(sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
an inflated ball used in playing basketball	the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

basketball (verb)	assist (verb)
	act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
	work for, or be a servant to
	give help or assistance; be of service