fool vs squander

fool is a noun but squander is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fool	Yes	No	Yes	No
squander	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, squander is a hypernym of fool; that is, squander is a word with a broader meaning than fool:

Other hypernyms of fool include consume, ware, waste.

fool (noun)	squander (noun)
a person who lacks good judgment
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

fool (verb)	squander (verb)
indulge in horseplay	spend extravagantly
fool or hoax	spend thoughtlessly; throw away
spend frivolously and unwisely
make a fool or dupe of