shelter vs furnish

shelter is a noun but furnish is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shelter	Yes	No	Yes	No
furnish	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, furnish is a hypernym of shelter; that is, furnish is a word with a broader meaning than shelter:

Other hypernyms of shelter include offer, provide, render, supply.

shelter (noun)	furnish (noun)
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
protective covering that provides protection from the weather
temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
the condition of being protected

shelter (verb)	furnish (verb)
invest (money) so that it is not taxable	give something useful or necessary to
provide shelter for	provide or equip with furniture