counsel vs steer

counsel and steer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counsel	Yes	No	Yes	No
steer	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

counsel: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
steer: an indication of potential opportunity

counsel (noun)	steer (noun)
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action	castrated bull
a lawyer who pleads cases in court	an indication of potential opportunity

counsel (verb)	steer (verb)
give advice to	direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
	direct (oneself) somewhere
	be a guiding or motivating force or drive