fracture vs destroy

fracture is a noun but destroy is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fracture	Yes	No	Yes	No
destroy	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, destroy is a hypernym of fracture; that is, destroy is a word with a broader meaning than fracture:

Other hypernyms of fracture include destruct.

fracture (noun)	destroy (noun)
the act of cracking something
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
breaking of hard tissue such as bone

fracture (verb)	destroy (verb)
fracture a bone of	defeat soundly and humiliatingly
become fractured	destroy completely; damage irreparably
violate or abuse	put (an animal) to death
break into pieces	do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
interrupt, break, or destroy