carom vs ricochet

carom and ricochet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
carom	Yes	No	Yes	No
ricochet	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, carom and ricochet are synonyms defined as:

As verbs, ricochet is a hypernym of carom; that is, ricochet is a word with a broader meaning than carom:

Other hypernyms of carom include bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, spring, take a hop.

carom (noun)	ricochet (noun)
a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other	a glancing rebound
a glancing rebound

carom (verb)	ricochet (verb)
make a carom	spring back; spring away from an impact
rebound after hitting