wind vs squall

wind and squall both are nouns.

wind and squall both are verbs.

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

As nouns, squall is a hyponym of wind; that is, squall 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
squall: sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation

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, thermal, draft, draught, west wind, wester.

wind (noun)	squall (noun)
breath	sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
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)	squall (verb)
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem	utter a sudden loud cry
form into a wreath	make high-pitched, whiney noises
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help	blow in a squall
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

Difference between wind and squall

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