jugular vs soft spot

jugular and soft spot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jugular	Yes	Yes	No	No
soft spot	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, soft spot is a hypernym of jugular; that is, soft spot is a word with a broader meaning than jugular:

Other hypernyms of jugular include weak part, weak spot.

jugular (noun)	soft spot (noun)
a vital part that is vulnerable to attack	a place of especial vulnerability
veins in the neck that return blood from the head	any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
	a sentimental affection

jugular (adjective)	soft spot (adjective)
relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat