scurf vs chip

scurf and chip both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scurf	Yes	No	No	No
chip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, chip is a hypernym of scurf; that is, chip is a word with a broader meaning than scurf:

scurf: (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
chip: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

Other hypernyms of scurf include bit, flake, fleck, scrap.

As nouns, chip is a hypernym of scurf; that is, chip is a word with a broader meaning than scurf:

Other hypernyms of scurf include bit, flake, fleck, scrap.

scurf (noun)	chip (noun)
(botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts	the act of chipping something
a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin	(golf) a low running approach shot
	electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
	a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
	a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
	a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
	a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
	a piece of dried bovine dung