plight vs hot water

plight and hot water both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plight	Yes	No	Yes	No
hot water	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hot water is a hyponym of plight; that is, hot water is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plight:

plight: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
hot water: a dangerous or distressing predicament

Other hyponyms of plight include care, box, corner.

plight (noun)	hot water (noun)
a solemn pledge of fidelity	a dangerous or distressing predicament
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

plight (verb)	hot water (verb)
promise solemnly and formally
give to in marriage