ricochet vs carom

ricochet and carom both are nouns.

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

As nouns, ricochet and carom are synonyms defined as:

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

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

ricochet (noun)	carom (noun)
a glancing rebound	a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
	a glancing rebound

ricochet (verb)	carom (verb)
spring back; spring away from an impact	make a carom
	rebound after hitting