peg top vs whirligig

peg top and whirligig both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
peg top	Yes	No	No	No
whirligig	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, whirligig is a hypernym of peg top; that is, whirligig is a word with a broader meaning than peg top:

peg top: a pear-shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin
whirligig: a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin

Other hypernyms of peg top include spinning top, teetotum, top.

peg top (noun)	whirligig (noun)
a pear-shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin	a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement
	a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin

peg top (verb)	whirligig (verb)
	whirl or spin like a whirligig