caliber vs degree

caliber and degree both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
caliber	Yes	No	No	No
degree	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, degree is a hypernym of caliber; that is, degree is a word with a broader meaning than caliber:

Other hypernyms of caliber include grade, level.

caliber (noun)	degree (noun)
a degree or grade of excellence or worth	a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
diameter of a tube or gun barrel	the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
	the highest power of a term or variable
	an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
	a measure for arcs and angles
	a unit of temperature on a specified scale
	a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process