spirits vs gin

spirits and gin both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spirits	Yes	No	No	No
gin	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

spirits (noun)	gin (noun)
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented	a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
	a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
	a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
	strong liquor flavored with juniper berries

spirits (verb)	gin (verb)
	trap with a snare
	separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin