subordinate word vs word

subordinate word and word both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
subordinate word	Yes	No	No	No
word	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

subordinate word (noun)	word (noun)
a word that is more specific than a given word	a unit of language that native speakers can identify
	a promise
	information about recent and important events
	a brief statement
	an exchange of views on some topic
	a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
	a verbal command for action
	a string of bits stored in computer memory

subordinate word (verb)	word (verb)
	put into words or an expression