wind vs draft

wind and draft both are nouns.

wind and draft both are verbs.

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

As nouns, draft is a hyponym of wind; that is, draft 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
draft: a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)

Other hyponyms of wind include airstream, calm, calm air, 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, draught, west wind, wester.

wind (noun)	draft (noun)
breath	the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus	a large and hurried swallow
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath	compulsory military service
an indication of potential opportunity	a dose of liquid medicine
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk	a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure	a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
a tendency or force that influences events	the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
the act of winding or twisting	any of the various versions in the development of a written work
	a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
	a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
	a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another

wind (verb)	draft (verb)
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem	engage somebody to enter the army
form into a wreath	draw up an outline or sketch for something
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help	make a blueprint of
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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