penlight vs torch

penlight and torch both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
penlight	Yes	No	No	No
torch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, torch is a hypernym of penlight; that is, torch is a word with a broader meaning than penlight:

Other hypernyms of penlight include flashlight.

penlight (noun)	torch (noun)
a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen	a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
	a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
	a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
	tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches

penlight (verb)	torch (verb)
	burn maliciously, as by arson