throw stick vs missile

throw stick and missile both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
throw stick	Yes	No	No	No
missile	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, missile is a hypernym of throw stick; that is, missile is a word with a broader meaning than throw stick:

throw stick: a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
missile: a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled

Other hypernyms of throw stick include projectile.

throw stick (noun)	missile (noun)
a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower	a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
	a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control