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move vs wander

wander vs move

move is a noun but wander is not a noun.

move and wander both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
move Yes No Yes No
wander No No Yes No
As verbs, wander is a hyponym of move; that is, wander is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  • wander: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Other hyponyms of move include circulate, go around, spread, carry, ease, whish, float, swap, seek, whine, fly, ride, come, ghost, betake oneself, overfly, pass over, travel, wend, do, raft, get about, get around, repair, resort, cruise, journey, travel, come, come up, round, trundle, push, travel purposefully, swing, cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, take the air, walk, meander, thread, weave, wind, forge, spirt, spurt, crawl, creep, scramble, slide, slither, roll, wheel, glide, bounce, jounce, breeze, be adrift, blow, drift, float, play, float, swim, swim, walk, move around, turn, circle, slice into, slice through, drift, err, stray, run, step, drive, motor, automobile, ski, fly, wing, steam, steamer, tram, taxi, ferry, caravan, ride, sit, prance, swim, arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise, ascend, go up, come down, descend, fall, go down, fall, crank, zigzag, follow, travel along, advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress, draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw, retrograde, continue, go forward, move ahead, proceed, back, pan, follow, lead, precede, follow, pursue, return, derail, jump, flock, accompany, billow, circulate, circle, angle, pass, go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by, hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip, speed, zoom, drive, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, shack, trail, shuttle, hiss, whoosh, whisk, career, circuit, lance, go around, outflank, propagate, draw, change, transfer, swash, pace, step, tread, step, hurtle, retreat, whistle, island hop, plough, plow, lurch, sift, fall, drag, run, bang, precess, move around, travel, ride, snowshoe, beetle.
move (noun) wander (noun)
the act of deciding to do something
the act of changing your residence or place of business
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
the act of changing location from one place to another
move (verb) wander (verb)
be in a state of action lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
go or proceed from one point to another move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
progress by being changed to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting go via an indirect route or at no set pace
have a turn; make one's move in a game be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
give an incentive for action
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
arouse sympathy or compassion in
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
dispose of by selling
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
follow a procedure or take a course
live one's life in a specified environment
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