draught vs wind

wind vs draught

draught and wind both are nouns.

draught and wind both are verbs.

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

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

draught: a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
wind: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

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

draught (noun)	wind (noun)
the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling	breath
a large and hurried swallow	a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
a dose of liquid medicine	a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)	an indication of potential opportunity
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg	empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)	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

draught (verb)	wind (verb)
make a blueprint of	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 draught and wind

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