whirligig vs whip top

whirligig and whip top both are nouns.

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

As nouns, whip top is a hyponym of whirligig; that is, whip top is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than whirligig:

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

Other hyponyms of whirligig include humming top, peg top, whipping top.

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

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