wind vs zephyr

wind and zephyr both are nouns.

wind is a verb but zephyr is not a verb.

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

As nouns, zephyr is a hyponym of wind; that is, zephyr 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
zephyr: a slight wind (usually refreshing)

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

wind (noun)	zephyr (noun)
breath	a slight wind (usually refreshing)
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)	zephyr (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

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