whorehouse vs edifice

whorehouse and edifice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
whorehouse	Yes	No	No	No
edifice	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, edifice is a hypernym of whorehouse; that is, edifice is a word with a broader meaning than whorehouse:

whorehouse: a building where prostitutes are available
edifice: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

Other hypernyms of whorehouse include building.

whorehouse (noun)	edifice (noun)
a building where prostitutes are available	a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place