employ vs ship

employ and ship both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
employ	Yes	No	Yes	No
ship	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ship is a hyponym of employ; that is, ship is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than employ:

Other hyponyms of employ include featherbed, fill, engage, contract, sign, sign on, sign up, rat, farm out, job, subcontract.

employ (noun)	ship (noun)
the state of being employed or having a job	a vessel that carries passengers or freight

employ (verb)	ship (verb)
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose	place on board a ship
engage or hire for work	transport commercially
	go on board
	travel by ship
	hire for work on a ship