terry cloth vs cloth

terry cloth and cloth both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
terry cloth	Yes	No	No	No
cloth	Yes	No	No	No

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

terry cloth: a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes
cloth: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of terry cloth include fabric, material, textile.

terry cloth (noun)	cloth (noun)
a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers