payload vs warhead

payload and warhead both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
payload	Yes	No	No	No
warhead	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, payload and warhead are synonyms defined as:

payload and warhead: the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents

Other synonyms of payload include load.

payload (noun)	warhead (noun)
goods carried by a large vehicle	the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents