book matches vs lucifer

book matches and lucifer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
book matches	Yes	No	No	No
lucifer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lucifer is a hypernym of book matches; that is, lucifer is a word with a broader meaning than book matches:

book matches: a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface
lucifer: lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction

Other hypernyms of book matches include friction match, match.

book matches (noun)	lucifer (noun)
a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface	lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction