calm vs compose

calm is a noun but compose is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
calm	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
compose	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of calm include lull, appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate.

calm (noun)	compose (noun)
steadiness of mind under stress
wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

calm (adjective)	compose (adjective)
(of weather) free from storm or wind
not agitated; without losing self-possession

calm (verb)	compose (verb)
cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to	make up plans or basic details for
make steady	produce a literary work
make calm or still	write music
become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation	put together out of existing material
	calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
	form the substance of