shred vs bust

shred and bust both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shred	Yes	No	Yes	No
bust	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, bust is a hypernym of shred; that is, bust is a word with a broader meaning than shred:

Other hypernyms of shred include rupture, snap, tear.

shred (noun)	bust (noun)
a small piece of cloth	an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount	a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
	the chest of a woman
	a complete failure

shred (adjective)	bust (adjective)
	lacking funds

shred (verb)	bust (verb)
tear into shreds	break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
	go to pieces
	ruin completely
	separate or cause to separate abruptly
	search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on