commode vs chest

commode and chest both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
commode	Yes	No	No	No
chest	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chest is a hypernym of commode; that is, chest is a word with a broader meaning than commode:

Other hypernyms of commode include bureau, chest of drawers, dresser.

commode (noun)	chest (noun)
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination	box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
a tall elegant chest of drawers	furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
	the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
	the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen