write vs counterpoint

write is not a noun while counterpoint is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
write	No	No	Yes	No
counterpoint	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, counterpoint is a hyponym of write; that is, counterpoint is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than write:

write (noun)	counterpoint (noun)
	a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies

write (verb)	counterpoint (verb)
communicate or express by writing	write in counterpoint
record data on a computer	to show differences when compared; be different
contact in writing
produce a literary work
mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
write music
create code, write a computer program