whip top vs whirligig

whip top and whirligig both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
whip top	Yes	No	No	No
whirligig	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, whirligig is a hypernym of whip top; that is, whirligig is a word with a broader meaning than whip top:

whip top: a top that is spun by whipping
whirligig: a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin

Other hypernyms of whip top include spinning top, teetotum, top.

whip top (noun)	whirligig (noun)
a top that is spun by whipping	a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement
	a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin

whip top (verb)	whirligig (verb)
	whirl or spin like a whirligig