wind vs coil

wind and coil both are nouns.

wind and coil both are verbs.

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

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

wind: arrange or coil around
coil: wind around something in coils or loops

Other hyponyms of wind include spool, reel, ball, clew, clue, curl, loop.

wind (noun)	coil (noun)
breath	a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus	reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath	tubing that is wound in a spiral
an indication of potential opportunity	a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk	a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure	a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
a tendency or force that influences events
the act of winding or twisting

wind (verb)	coil (verb)
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem	wind around something in coils or loops
form into a wreath	make without a potter's wheel
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help	to wind or move in a spiral course
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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