taut vs tense

taut is not a noun while tense is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
taut	No	Yes	No	No
tense	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

taut (noun)	tense (noun)
	a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

taut (adjective)	tense (adjective)
pulled or drawn tight	taut or rigid; stretched tight
subjected to great tension; stretched tight	pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
	in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

taut (verb)	tense (verb)
	cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
	become tense, nervous, or uneasy
	increase the tension on
	become stretched or tense or taut