feed vs furnish

feed is a noun but furnish is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
feed	Yes	No	Yes	No
furnish	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, furnish is a hypernym of feed; that is, furnish is a word with a broader meaning than feed:

Other hypernyms of feed include offer, provide, render, supply.

feed (noun)	furnish (noun)
food for domestic livestock

feed (verb)	furnish (verb)
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to	give something useful or necessary to
introduce continuously	provide or equip with furniture
take in food; used of animals only
give food to
serve as food for; be the food for
feed into; supply
provide as food
gratify
profit from in an exploitatory manner
move along, of liquids
support or promote