orbit vs distaff

orbit and distaff both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
orbit	Yes	No	Yes	No
distaff	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

orbit (noun)	distaff (noun)
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:	the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball	the sphere of work by women
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
a particular environment or walk of life

orbit (adjective)	distaff (adjective)
	characteristic of or peculiar to a woman

orbit (verb)	distaff (verb)
move in an orbit