bust vs destroy

bust is a noun but destroy is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bust	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
destroy	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, destroy is a hypernym of bust; that is, destroy is a word with a broader meaning than bust:

Other hypernyms of bust include ruin.

bust (noun)	destroy (noun)
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
the chest of a woman
a complete failure

bust (adjective)	destroy (adjective)
lacking funds

bust (verb)	destroy (verb)
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully	defeat soundly and humiliatingly
go to pieces	destroy completely; damage irreparably
ruin completely	put (an animal) to death
separate or cause to separate abruptly	do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on