fill vs work

fill and work both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of fill include do work.

fill (noun)	work (noun)
a quantity sufficient to satisfy	activity directed toward making or doing something
any material that fills a space or container	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

fill (verb)	work (verb)
become full	give a workout to
make full, also in a metaphorical sense	arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
plug with a substance	go sour or spoil
fill to satisfaction	cause to undergo fermentation
eat until one is sated	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction	use or manipulate to one's advantage
assume, as of positions or roles	to mix into a homogeneous mass
appoint someone to (a position or a job)	perform as expected when applied
occupy the whole of	move into or onto
	shape, form, or improve a material
	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