implements of war vs means

implements of war and means both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
implements of war	Yes	No	No	No
means	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, means is a hypernym of implements of war; that is, means is a word with a broader meaning than implements of war:

implements of war: weapons considered collectively
means: an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end

Other hypernyms of implements of war include instrumentality, instrumentation.

implements of war (noun)	means (noun)
weapons considered collectively	to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
	an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
	considerable capital (wealth or income)