wind vs reel

wind and reel both are nouns.

wind and reel both are verbs.

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

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

wind: arrange or coil around
reel: wind onto or off a reel

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

wind (noun)	reel (noun)
breath	a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus	an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
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 winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
an indication of potential opportunity	winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk	a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure	music composed for dancing a reel
a tendency or force that influences events
the act of winding or twisting

wind (verb)	reel (verb)
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem	wind onto or off a reel
form into a wreath	walk as if unable to control one's movements
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
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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