shoe vs apparel

shoe and apparel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shoe	Yes	No	Yes	No
apparel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, apparel is a hypernym of shoe; that is, apparel is a word with a broader meaning than shoe:

Other hypernyms of shoe include clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog.

shoe (noun)	apparel (noun)
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material	clothing in general
U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
(card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time

shoe (verb)	apparel (verb)
furnish with shoes	provide with clothes or put clothes on