prospect vs coast

prospect and coast both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prospect	Yes	No	Yes	No
coast	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of prospect include background, ground, exposure, foreground, glimpse, middle distance, side view, tableau.

prospect (noun)	coast (noun)
a prediction of the course of a disease	the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
the visual percept of a region	the area within view
belief about (or mental picture of) the future	the shore of a sea or ocean
someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)	a slope down which sleds may coast
the possibility of future success

prospect (verb)	coast (verb)
explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals	move effortlessly; by force of gravity
search for something desirable