prominence vs snag

prominence and snag both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prominence	Yes	No	No	No
snag	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, snag is a hyponym of prominence; that is, snag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prominence:

prominence: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
snag: a sharp protuberance

Other hyponyms of prominence include frontal eminence, occipital protuberance, belly, caput, mogul, nub, nubble, wart.

prominence (noun)	snag (noun)
relative importance or fame	an unforeseen obstacle
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings	an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent	a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
	a sharp protuberance

prominence (verb)	snag (verb)
	catch on a snag
	hew jaggedly
	get by acting quickly and smartly