dent vs outcome

dent and outcome both are nouns.

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

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

dent: an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
outcome: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

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

dent (noun)	outcome (noun)
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)	something that results
an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a depression scratched or carved into a surface

dent (verb)	outcome (verb)
make a depression into