fasten vs wind

fasten is not a noun while wind is a noun.

fasten and wind both are verbs.

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

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

fasten: make tight or tighter
wind: coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem

Other hyponyms of fasten include frap, firm, tauten, screw, wind up.

fasten (noun)	wind (noun)
	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

fasten (verb)	wind (verb)
make tight or tighter	coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
become fixed or fastened	form into a wreath
cause to be firmly attached	raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
attach to	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 fasten and wind

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