research vs prospect

research and prospect both are nouns.

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

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

research: inquire into
prospect: explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals

Other hyponyms of research include google, mapquest, re-explore, beat about, cast about, cast around.

research (noun)	prospect (noun)
systematic investigation to establish facts	a prediction of the course of a disease
a search for knowledge	the visual percept of a region
	belief about (or mental picture of) the future
	someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
	the possibility of future success

research (verb)	prospect (verb)
inquire into	explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner	search for something desirable