glaze vs burnish

glaze and burnish both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
glaze	Yes	No	Yes	No
burnish	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, burnish is a hypernym of glaze; that is, burnish is a word with a broader meaning than glaze:

Other hypernyms of glaze include gloss, glossiness, polish.

glaze (noun)	burnish (noun)
a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.	the property of being smooth and shiny
a glossy finish on a fabric
any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods

glaze (verb)	burnish (verb)
become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance	polish and make shiny
coat with a glaze
coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
furnish with glass