lace vs ravel

lace and ravel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lace	Yes	No	Yes	No
ravel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ravel is a hyponym of lace; that is, ravel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lace:

Other hyponyms of lace include wind, wreathe, wattle, plash, pleach, knot, tangle, splice.

lace (noun)	ravel (noun)
a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns	a row of unravelled stitches
a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)

lace (verb)	ravel (verb)
add alcohol to (beverages)	tangle or complicate
draw through eyes or holes	disentangle
spin, wind, or twist together
do lacework
make by braiding or interlacing