hank vs whorl

hank and whorl both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hank	Yes	No	No	No
whorl	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, whorl is a hypernym of hank; that is, whorl is a word with a broader meaning than hank:

hank: a coil of rope or wool or yarn
whorl: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

Other hypernyms of hank include coil, helix, spiral, volute.

hank (noun)	whorl (noun)
a coil of rope or wool or yarn	a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
	lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl
	a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)