needlenose pliers vs plural

needlenose pliers and plural both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
needlenose pliers	Yes	No	No	No
plural	Yes	Yes	No	No

needlenose pliers (noun)	plural (noun)
small pliers with long thin jaws for fine work	the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

needlenose pliers (adjective)	plural (adjective)
	grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units
	composed of more than one member, set, or kind