furlough vs countenance

furlough and countenance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
furlough	Yes	No	Yes	No
countenance	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, countenance is a hypernym of furlough; that is, countenance is a word with a broader meaning than furlough:

Other hypernyms of furlough include allow, let, permit.

furlough (noun)	countenance (noun)
a temporary leave of absence from military duty	the appearance conveyed by a person's face
	the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
	formal and explicit approval

furlough (verb)	countenance (verb)
grant a leave to	consent to, give permission; permit
dismiss, usually for economic reasons