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chinook vs wind

wind vs chinook

chinook and wind both are nouns.

chinook is not a verb while wind is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chinook Yes No No No
wind Yes No Yes No
As nouns, wind is a hypernym of chinook; that is, wind is a word with a broader meaning than chinook:
  • chinook: a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
  • wind: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
Other hypernyms of chinook include air current, current of air.
chinook (noun) wind (noun)
large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning breath
pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
an indication of potential opportunity
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
a tendency or force that influences events
the act of winding or twisting
chinook (verb) wind (verb)
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
form into a wreath
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
arrange or coil around
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
extend in curves and turns
catch the scent of; get wind of
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