mail vs body armor

mail and body armor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mail	Yes	No	Yes	No
body armor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, body armor is a hypernym of mail; that is, body armor is a word with a broader meaning than mail:

Other hypernyms of mail include body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour.

mail (noun)	body armor (noun)
(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings	armor that protects the wearer's whole body
a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered

mail (verb)	body armor (verb)
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
send via the postal service