quad vs area

quad and area both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quad	Yes	No	No	No
area	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, area is a hypernym of quad; that is, area is a word with a broader meaning than quad:

quad (noun)	area (noun)
a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings	a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences	the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg	a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy	a subject of study
	a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
	a particular environment or walk of life