missile vs throw stick

missile and throw stick both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
missile	Yes	No	No	No
throw stick	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, throw stick is a hyponym of missile; that is, throw stick is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than missile:

missile: a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
throw stick: a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower

missile (noun)	throw stick (noun)
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled	a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control