counterpoint vs write

counterpoint is a noun but write is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counterpoint	Yes	No	Yes	No
write	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, write is a hypernym of counterpoint; that is, write is a word with a broader meaning than counterpoint:

Other hypernyms of counterpoint include compose.

counterpoint (noun)	write (noun)
a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies

counterpoint (verb)	write (verb)
write in counterpoint	communicate or express by writing
to show differences when compared; be different	record data on a computer
	contact in writing
	produce a literary work
	mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
	write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
	write music
	create code, write a computer program