equipment vs means

equipment and means both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
equipment	Yes	No	No	No
means	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, means is a hypernym of equipment; that is, means is a word with a broader meaning than equipment:

equipment: an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
means: an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end

Other hypernyms of equipment include instrumentality, instrumentation.

equipment (noun)	means (noun)
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service	to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
	an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
	considerable capital (wealth or income)