wind sock vs sock

wind sock and sock both are nouns.

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

As nouns, wind sock and sock are synonyms defined as:

wind sock and sock: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

Other synonyms of wind sock include air-sleeve, air sock, drogue, wind cone, wind sleeve, windsock.

wind sock (noun)	sock (noun)
a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind	hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
	a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

wind sock (verb)	sock (verb)
	hit hard