be vs straddle

be is not a noun while straddle is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
be	No	No	Yes	No
straddle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, straddle is a hyponym of be; that is, straddle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:

Other hyponyms of be include make, compose, constitute, form, make, range, fall into, fall under, pose, present, supplement.

As verbs, straddle is a hyponym of be; that is, straddle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:

be (noun)	straddle (noun)
	the act of sitting or standing astride
	the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options
	a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
	a noncommittal or equivocal position

be (verb)	straddle (verb)
spend or use time	be noncommittal
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function	sit or stand astride of
have an existence, be extant	range or extend over; occupy a certain area
have life, be alive
form or compose
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
be identical to; be someone or something
be identical or equivalent to
represent, as of a character on stage
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form