dent vs effect

dent and effect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dent	Yes	No	Yes	No
effect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, effect is a hypernym of dent; that is, effect is a word with a broader meaning than dent:

Other hypernyms of dent include consequence, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot.

dent (noun)	effect (noun)
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)	an outward appearance
an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)	(of a law) having legal validity
a depression scratched or carved into a surface	an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
	the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
	a symptom caused by an illness or a drug

dent (verb)	effect (verb)
make a depression into	produce
	act so as to bring into existence