row vs athletics

row and athletics both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
row	Yes	No	Yes	No
athletics	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, athletics is a hypernym of row; that is, athletics is a word with a broader meaning than row:

Other hypernyms of row include sport.

row (noun)	athletics (noun)
the act of rowing as a sport	an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
(construction) a layer of masonry	participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
a continuous chronological succession without an interruption	a contest between athletes
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side
a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally)
an angry dispute

row (verb)	athletics (verb)
propel with oars