terrycloth vs cloth

terrycloth and cloth both are nouns.

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

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

terrycloth: 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 terrycloth include fabric, material, textile.

terrycloth (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