performance vs perform

performance is a noun but perform is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
performance	Yes	No	No	No
perform	No	No	Yes	No

performance (noun)	perform (noun)
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
any recognized accomplishment
a dramatic or musical entertainment
process or manner of functioning or operating

performance (verb)	perform (verb)
	carry out or perform an action
	give a performance (of something)
	get (something) done
	perform a function