wind vs air

wind and air both are nouns.

wind and air both are verbs.

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

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

wind: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
air: a slight wind (usually refreshing)

Other hyponyms of wind include airstream, calm, calm air, breeze, gentle wind, zephyr, chinook, chinook wind, snow eater, harmattan, crosswind, foehn, fohn, khamsin, Santa Ana, high wind, headwind, catabatic wind, katabatic wind, tailwind, doldrums, languor, east wind, easter, easterly, northwest wind, northwester, sou'wester, southwester, sou'easter, southeaster, gale, blast, blow, gust, monsoon, monsoon, boreas, north wind, norther, northerly, prevailing wind, samiel, simoom, simoon, south wind, souther, southerly, squall, thermal, draft, draught, west wind, wester.

wind (noun)	air (noun)
breath	travel via aircraft
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus	a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath	a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
an indication of potential opportunity	medium for radio and television broadcasting
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk	the region above the ground
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure	the mass of air surrounding the Earth
a tendency or force that influences events	a slight wind (usually refreshing)
the act of winding or twisting	a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
	once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour blood

wind (verb)	air (verb)
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem	expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
form into a wreath	expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help	make public
arrange or coil around	broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course	be broadcast
extend in curves and turns	expose to fresh air
catch the scent of; get wind of

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