silly vs fry

silly and fry both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
silly	Yes	Yes	No	No
fry	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fry is a hypernym of silly; that is, fry is a word with a broader meaning than silly:

Other hypernyms of silly include child, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster.

silly (noun)	fry (noun)
a word used for misbehaving children	a young person of either sex

silly (adjective)	fry (adjective)
dazed from or as if from repeated blows
ludicrous, foolish
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
inspiring scornful pity

silly (verb)	fry (verb)
	cook in hot fat or oil
	kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
	be excessively hot