tower vs hoodoo

tower and hoodoo both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tower	Yes	No	Yes	No
hoodoo	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of tower include columella.

tower (noun)	hoodoo (noun)
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building	a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower	something believed to bring bad luck
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships	a practitioner of voodoo
	(geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock

tower (verb)	hoodoo (verb)
appear very large or occupy a commanding position	bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune