air vs wind

air and wind both are nouns.

air and wind both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
air	Yes	No	Yes	No
wind	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wind is a hypernym of air; that is, wind is a word with a broader meaning than air:

air: a slight wind (usually refreshing)
wind: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

Other hypernyms of air include air current, current of air.

air (noun)	wind (noun)
travel via aircraft	breath
a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing	a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence	a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
medium for radio and television broadcasting	an indication of potential opportunity
the region above the ground	empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
the mass of air surrounding the Earth	air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
a slight wind (usually refreshing)	a tendency or force that influences events
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of	the act of winding or twisting
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour blood

air (verb)	wind (verb)
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen	coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry	form into a wreath
make public	raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television	arrange or coil around
be broadcast	to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
expose to fresh air	extend in curves and turns
	catch the scent of; get wind of

Difference between air and wind

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