pillow vs put

pillow and put both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pillow	Yes	No	Yes	No
put	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, put is a hypernym of pillow; that is, put is a word with a broader meaning than pillow:

Other hypernyms of pillow include lay, place, pose, position, set.

pillow (noun)	put (noun)
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person	the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

pillow (verb)	put (verb)
rest on or as if on a pillow	arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
	estimate
	formulate in a particular style or language
	attribute or give
	put into a certain place or abstract location
	cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation
	adapt
	cause (someone) to undergo something
	make an investment