lock vs hair

lock and hair both are nouns.

lock is a verb but hair is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lock	Yes	No	Yes	No
hair	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hair is a hypernym of lock; that is, hair is a word with a broader meaning than lock:

lock: a strand or cluster of hair
hair: a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

lock (noun)	hair (noun)
any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured	a filamentous projection or process on an organism
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed	cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key	a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it	any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun	filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
a strand or cluster of hair	a very small distance or space

lock (verb)	hair (verb)
become rigid or immoveable
fasten with a lock
keep engaged
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
become engaged or intermeshed with one another
hold in a locking position
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
hold fast (in a certain state)
pass by means through a lock in a waterway

Difference between lock and hair

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