shot vs effort

shot and effort both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shot	Yes	Yes	No	No
effort	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, effort is a hypernym of shot; that is, effort is a word with a broader meaning than shot:

shot: informal words for any attempt or effort
effort: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

Other hypernyms of shot include attempt, endeavor, endeavour, try.

As nouns, effort is a hypernym of shot; that is, effort is a word with a broader meaning than shot:

shot: an attempt to score in a game
effort: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

Other hypernyms of shot include attempt, endeavor, endeavour, try.

shot (noun)	effort (noun)
the act of firing a projectile	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe	use of physical or mental energy; hard work
informal words for any attempt or effort	a notable achievement
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand	a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
an attempt to score in a game
a blow hard enough to cause injury
throwing the basketball toward the hoop
a solid missile discharged from a firearm
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
an explosive charge used in blasting
sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
an estimate based on little or no information
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
a small drink of liquor
a chance to do something

shot (adjective)	effort (adjective)
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles