washables vs garment

washables and garment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
washables	Yes	No	No	No
garment	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, garment is a hypernym of washables; that is, garment is a word with a broader meaning than washables:

Other hypernyms of washables include household linen, white goods.

washables (noun)	garment (noun)
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering	an article of clothing

washables (verb)	garment (verb)
	provide with clothes or put clothes on