phalanx vs crowd

phalanx and crowd both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
phalanx	Yes	No	No	No
crowd	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, crowd is a hypernym of phalanx; that is, crowd is a word with a broader meaning than phalanx:

phalanx (noun)	crowd (noun)
any of the bones of the fingers or toes	a large number of things or people considered together
a body of troops in close array	an informal body of friends
any closely ranked crowd of people

phalanx (verb)	crowd (verb)
	to gather together in large numbers
	cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
	approach a certain age or speed
	fill or occupy to the point of overflowing