crosswind vs wind

wind vs crosswind

crosswind and wind both are nouns.

crosswind is not a verb while wind is a verb.

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

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

crosswind: wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
wind: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

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

crosswind (noun)	wind (noun)
wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft	breath
	a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
	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

crosswind (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

Difference between crosswind and wind

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