sock vs wind sock

sock and wind sock both are nouns.

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

As nouns, sock and wind sock are synonyms defined as:

sock and wind sock: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

Other synonyms of sock include air-sleeve, air sock, drogue, wind cone, wind sleeve, windsock.

sock (noun)	wind sock (noun)
hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee	a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

sock (verb)	wind sock (verb)
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