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wind vs displace

displace vs wind

wind is a noun but displace is not a noun.

wind and displace both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wind Yes No Yes No
displace No No Yes No
As verbs, displace is a hypernym of wind; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than wind:
  • wind: arrange or coil around
  • displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Other hypernyms of wind include move.
wind (noun) displace (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
wind (verb) displace (verb)
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem cause to move, usually with force or pressure
form into a wreath cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help take the place of or have precedence over
arrange or coil around terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
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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