chafe vs adjoin

chafe is a noun but adjoin is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chafe	Yes	No	Yes	No
adjoin	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, adjoin is a hypernym of chafe; that is, adjoin is a word with a broader meaning than chafe:

Other hypernyms of chafe include contact, meet, touch.

chafe (noun)	adjoin (noun)
anger produced by some annoying irritation
soreness and warmth caused by friction

chafe (verb)	adjoin (verb)
warm by rubbing, as with the hands	attach or add
tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading	lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
cause friction	be in direct physical contact with; make contact
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
feel extreme irritation or anger
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing