tighten vs wind

wind vs tighten

tighten is not a noun while wind is a noun.

tighten and wind both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

tighten (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

tighten (verb)	wind (verb)
become tight or tighter	coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
make tight or tighter	form into a wreath
severely restrict in scope or extent	raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
narrow or limit	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 tighten and wind

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