stare vs contemplation

stare and contemplation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stare	Yes	No	Yes	No
contemplation	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hyponyms of stare include gaze, regard, glare, glower, gape.

stare (noun)	contemplation (noun)
a fixed look with eyes open wide	a long and thoughtful observation
	a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

stare (verb)	contemplation (verb)
fixate one's eyes
look at with fixed eyes