rebound vs carom

rebound and carom both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rebound	Yes	No	Yes	No
carom	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of rebound include bounce, bouncing, resilience, resiliency, ricochet.

As verbs, carom is a hyponym of rebound; that is, carom is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rebound:

Other hyponyms of rebound include kick, kick back, recoil, bound off, skip.

rebound (noun)	carom (noun)
the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot	a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration	a glancing rebound
a movement back from an impact

rebound (verb)	carom (verb)
return to a former condition	make a carom
spring back; spring away from an impact	rebound after hitting