toilet articles vs means

toilet articles and means both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
toilet articles	Yes	No	No	No
means	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, means is a hypernym of toilet articles; that is, means is a word with a broader meaning than toilet articles:

toilet articles: artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body)
means: an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end

Other hypernyms of toilet articles include instrumentality, instrumentation.

toilet articles (noun)	means (noun)
artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body)	to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
	an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
	considerable capital (wealth or income)