mortise vs hole

mortise and hole both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mortise	Yes	No	Yes	No
hole	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hole is a hypernym of mortise; that is, hole is a word with a broader meaning than mortise:

mortise (noun)	hole (noun)
a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint	an opening deliberately made in or through something
	one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
	informal terms for the mouth
	an opening into or through something
	a depression hollowed out of solid matter
	an unoccupied space
	informal terms for a difficult situation
	a fault

mortise (verb)	hole (verb)
join by a tenon and mortise	make holes in
cut a hole for a tenon in	hit the ball into the hole