deck vs be

deck is a noun but be is not a noun.

deck and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deck	Yes	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hypernym of deck; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than deck:

deck: be beautiful to look at
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

deck (noun)	be (noun)
any of various platforms built into a vessel
street name for a packet of illegal drugs
a porch that resembles the deck on a ship
a pack of 52 playing cards

deck (verb)	be (verb)
knock down with force	spend or use time
decorate	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
be beautiful to look at	have an existence, be extant
	have life, be alive
	form or compose
	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
	be identical to; be someone or something
	be identical or equivalent to
	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

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