sight vs torrent

sight and torrent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sight	Yes	No	Yes	No
torrent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, torrent is a hyponym of sight; that is, torrent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sight:

Other hyponyms of sight include deluge, flood, inundation, haymow.

sight (noun)	torrent (noun)
the act of looking or seeing or observing	a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
the ability to see; the visual faculty	a heavy rain
an instance of visual perception	an overwhelming number or amount
the range of vision
a range of mental vision
a place of interest, especially to visitors
anything that is seen
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

sight (verb)	torrent (verb)
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)