tool vs stylus

tool and stylus both are nouns.

tool is a verb but stylus is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tool	Yes	No	Yes	No
stylus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, stylus is a hyponym of tool; that is, stylus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tool:

tool: an implement used in the practice of a vocation
stylus: a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving

Other hyponyms of tool include abradant, abrader, bender, clincher, comb, cutting implement, drill, eolith, fork, gang, garden tool, lawn tool, grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron, hack, hand tool, hoe, jack, Jaws of Life, neolith, paleolith, muller, pestle, pounder, plough, plow, power tool, punch, puncher, rake, ram, rounder, saw set, shaping tool, strickle, style, tamp, tamper, tamping bar, tap, swage, upset, nut key, nut tool, shaving cutter, hone.

tool (noun)	stylus (noun)
the means whereby some act is accomplished	a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
an implement used in the practice of a vocation	a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
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a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

tool (verb)	stylus (verb)
work with a tool
ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
drive
furnish with tools

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