coat vs veneer

coat and veneer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coat	Yes	No	Yes	No
veneer	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, veneer is a hyponym of coat; that is, veneer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coat:

coat (noun)	veneer (noun)
growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal	an ornamental coating to a building
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors	coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood
a thin layer covering something

coat (verb)	veneer (verb)
cover or provide with a coat	cover with veneer
put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
form a coat over