stare vs gape

stare and gape both are nouns.

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

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

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

stare (noun)	gape (noun)
a fixed look with eyes open wide	a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)
	an expression of openmouthed astonishment

stare (verb)	gape (verb)
fixate one's eyes	look with amazement; look stupidly
look at with fixed eyes	be wide open