drip vs descend

drip is a noun but descend is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drip	Yes	No	Yes	No
descend	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, descend is a hypernym of drip; that is, descend is a word with a broader meaning than drip:

Other hypernyms of drip include come down, fall, go down.

drip (noun)	descend (noun)
(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop

drip (verb)	descend (verb)
let or cause to fall in drops	come as if by falling
fall in drops	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
	do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example