mode vs drape

mode and drape both are nouns.

mode is not a verb while drape is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mode	Yes	No	No	No
drape	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, drape is a hyponym of mode; that is, drape is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mode:

mode: how something is done or how it happens
drape: the manner in which fabric hangs or falls

Other hyponyms of mode include artistic style, idiom, fit, form, life-style, life style, lifestyle, modus vivendi, setup, signature, touch, wise, response, sportiness.

mode (noun)	drape (noun)
how something is done or how it happens	hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
the most frequent value of a random variable	a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination
any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave	the manner in which fabric hangs or falls
a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
a particular functioning condition or arrangement

mode (verb)	drape (verb)
	arrange in a particular way
	place casually
	cover as if with clothing
	cover or dress loosely with cloth

Difference between mode and drape

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