bruise vs humble

bruise is a noun but humble is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bruise	Yes	No	Yes	No
humble	No	Yes	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of bruise include affront, diss, insult, lacerate, sting, abase, chagrin, humiliate, mortify.

bruise (noun)	humble (noun)
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

bruise (adjective)	humble (adjective)
	marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
	low or inferior in station or quality
	of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
	used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

bruise (verb)	humble (verb)
damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure	cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
break up into small pieces for food preparation	cause to be unpretentious
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
hurt the feelings of