tear vs revelry

tear and revelry both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tear	Yes	No	Yes	No
revelry	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hypernyms of tear include revel.

tear (noun)	revelry (noun)
a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands	unrestrained merrymaking
the act of tearing
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

tear (verb)	revelry (verb)
separate or cause to separate abruptly
to separate or be separated by force
strip of feathers
move quickly and violently
fill with tears or shed tears