muff vs fail

muff is a noun but fail is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
muff	Yes	No	Yes	No
fail	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fail is a hypernym of muff; that is, fail is a word with a broader meaning than muff:

Other hypernyms of muff include go wrong, miscarry.

As verbs, fail is a hypernym of muff; that is, fail is a word with a broader meaning than muff:

Other hypernyms of muff include neglect.

muff (noun)	fail (noun)
(sports) dropping the ball
a warm tubular covering for the hands

muff (verb)	fail (verb)
make a mess of, destroy or ruin	stop operating or functioning
fail to catch, as of a ball	deteriorate
	prove insufficient
	disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
	become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
	be unsuccessful
	fail to get a passing grade
	fail to do something; leave something undone
	judge unacceptable
	be unable
	fall short in what is expected