route vs curve

route and curve both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
route	Yes	No	Yes	No
curve	Yes	No	Yes	No

route (noun)	curve (noun)
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation	a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
an established line of travel or access	curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
	the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
	a line on a graph representing data
	the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

route (verb)	curve (verb)
send via a specific route	form a curl, curve, or kink
divert in a specified direction	turn sharply; change direction abruptly
send documents or materials to appropriate destinations	form an arch or curve
	bend or cause to bend
	extend in curves and turns