chaff vs taunt

chaff and taunt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chaff	Yes	No	Yes	No
taunt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, taunt is a hypernym of chaff; that is, taunt is a word with a broader meaning than chaff:

Other hypernyms of chaff include bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, tease, twit.

chaff (noun)	taunt (noun)
foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure	aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

chaff (verb)	taunt (verb)
be silly or tease one another	harass with persistent criticism or carping