bookclub vs gild

bookclub and gild both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bookclub	Yes	No	No	No
gild	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gild is a hypernym of bookclub; that is, gild is a word with a broader meaning than bookclub:

bookclub: a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices
gild: a formal association of people with similar interests

Other hypernyms of bookclub include club, guild, lodge, order, social club, society.

bookclub (noun)	gild (noun)
a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices	a formal association of people with similar interests

bookclub (verb)	gild (verb)
	decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold