feed vs work

feed and work both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of feed include exploit.

feed (noun)	work (noun)
food for domestic livestock	activity directed toward making or doing something
	the occupation for which you are paid
	a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
	a place where work is done
	the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
	applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
	(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force

feed (verb)	work (verb)
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to	give a workout to
introduce continuously	arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
take in food; used of animals only	go sour or spoil
give food to	cause to undergo fermentation
serve as food for; be the food for	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
feed into; supply	use or manipulate to one's advantage
provide as food	to mix into a homogeneous mass
gratify	perform as expected when applied
profit from in an exploitatory manner	move into or onto
move along, of liquids	shape, form, or improve a material
support or promote	cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
	prepare for crops
	make something, usually for a specific function
	gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
	proceed along a path
	move in an agitated manner
	provoke or excite
	be employed
	cause to work
	exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work
	have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
	operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
	proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
	have and exert influence or effect
	operate in or through
	cause to operate or function
	behave in a certain way when handled