soft spot vs jugular

soft spot and jugular both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
soft spot	Yes	No	No	No
jugular	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, jugular is a hyponym of soft spot; that is, jugular is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than soft spot:

Other hyponyms of soft spot include Achilles' heel, underbelly.

soft spot (noun)	jugular (noun)
a place of especial vulnerability	a vital part that is vulnerable to attack
any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus	veins in the neck that return blood from the head
a sentimental affection

soft spot (adjective)	jugular (adjective)
	relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat