sex vs masturbation

sex and masturbation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sex	Yes	No	Yes	No
masturbation	Yes	No	No	No

sex (noun)	masturbation (noun)
activities associated with sexual intercourse	manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure
the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided

sex (verb)	masturbation (verb)
tell the sex (of young chickens)
to evoke sexual feelings