deluge vs heap

deluge and heap both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deluge	Yes	No	Yes	No
heap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, heap is a hypernym of deluge; that is, heap is a word with a broader meaning than deluge:

deluge (noun)	heap (noun)
a heavy rain	a car that is old and unreliable
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land	a collection of objects laid on top of each other
an overwhelming number or amount	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

deluge (verb)	heap (verb)
fill or cover completely, usually with water	fill to overflow
charge someone with too many tasks	arrange in stacks
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid	bestow in large quantities