deerhound vs hound

deerhound and hound both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deerhound	Yes	No	No	No
hound	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hound is a hypernym of deerhound; that is, hound is a word with a broader meaning than deerhound:

deerhound: very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland
hound: any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

Other hypernyms of deerhound include hound dog.

deerhound (noun)	hound (noun)
very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland	any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
	someone who is morally reprehensible

deerhound (verb)	hound (verb)
	pursue or chase relentlessly