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instrument vs wind

wind vs instrument

instrument and wind both are nouns.

instrument and wind both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
instrument Yes No Yes No
wind Yes No Yes No
As nouns, wind is a hyponym of instrument; that is, wind is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than instrument:
  • instrument: any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
  • wind: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
Other hyponyms of instrument include barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ, hurdy-gurdy, hurdy gurdy, wheel fiddle, bass, calliope, steam organ, electronic instrument, electronic musical instrument, jew's harp, jews' harp, mouth bow, keyboard instrument, music box, musical box, percussion instrument, percussive instrument, stringed instrument, wind instrument.
instrument (noun) wind (noun)
the means whereby some act is accomplished breath
a device that requires skill for proper use a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right an indication of potential opportunity
the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
a person used by another to gain an end 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
instrument (verb) wind (verb)
address a legal document to coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
write an instrumental score for form into a wreath
equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling 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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