volley vs scatter

volley and scatter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
volley	Yes	No	Yes	No
scatter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, scatter is a hypernym of volley; that is, scatter is a word with a broader meaning than volley:

Other hypernyms of volley include disperse, dissipate, spread out.

volley (noun)	scatter (noun)
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms	the act of scattering
a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces	a haphazard distribution in all directions

volley (verb)	scatter (verb)
utter rapidly	cause to separate
make a volley	distribute loosely
discharge in, or as if in, a volley	sow by scattering
hit before it touches the ground	move away from each other
be dispersed in a volley	to cause to separate and go in different directions
	strew or distribute over an area