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wind vs southerly

southerly vs wind

wind and southerly both are nouns.

wind is not an adjective while southerly is an adjective.

wind is a verb but southerly is not a verb.

wind is not an adverb while southerly is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wind Yes No Yes No
southerly Yes Yes No Yes
As nouns, southerly is a hyponym of wind; that is, southerly 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
  • southerly: a wind from the south
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, squall, thermal, draft, draught, west wind, wester.
wind (noun) southerly (noun)
breath a wind from the south
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 (adjective) southerly (adjective)
from the south; used especially of wind
situated in or oriented toward the south
wind (verb) southerly (verb)
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
form into a wreath
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
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
wind (adverb) southerly (adverb)
from the south
toward the south
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