wind vs lace

wind and lace both are nouns.

wind and lace both are verbs.

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

As verbs, lace is a hypernym of wind; that is, lace is a word with a broader meaning than wind:

wind: form into a wreath
lace: spin, wind, or twist together

Other hypernyms of wind include enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, twine.

wind (noun)	lace (noun)
breath	a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus	a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
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)	lace (verb)
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem	add alcohol to (beverages)
form into a wreath	draw through eyes or holes
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help	spin, wind, or twist together
arrange or coil around	do lacework
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course	make by braiding or interlacing
extend in curves and turns
catch the scent of; get wind of

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