taunt vs josh

taunt is a noun but josh is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
taunt	Yes	No	Yes	No
josh	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, josh is a hyponym of taunt; that is, josh is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than taunt:

Other hyponyms of taunt include barrack, flout, gibe, jeer, scoff, banter, chaff, jolly, kid.

taunt (noun)	josh (noun)
aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

taunt (verb)	josh (verb)
harass with persistent criticism or carping	be silly or tease one another