conk vs famish

conk is a noun but famish is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conk	Yes	No	Yes	No
famish	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, famish is a hyponym of conk; that is, famish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conk:

conk: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
famish: die of food deprivation

Other hyponyms of conk include abort, asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate, buy it, pip out, drown, predecease, starve, fall, succumb, yield.

conk (noun)	famish (noun)
informal term for the nose

conk (verb)	famish (verb)
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain	be hungry; go without food
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life	die of food deprivation
hit, especially on the head	deprive of food
come to a stop