windage vs drag
drag vs windagewindage and drag both are nouns.
windage is not a verb while drag is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| windage | Yes | No | No | No |
| drag | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
drag is a hypernym of
windage; that is, drag is a
word with a broader meaning than windage:
- windage: the retarding force of air friction on a moving object
- drag: the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
Other hypernyms of windage include
retarding force.
| windage (noun) | drag (noun) |
|---|---|
| the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind | the act of dragging (pulling with force) |
| exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance) | a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) |
| the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun | clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man) |
| the retarding force of air friction on a moving object | something tedious and boring |
| something that slows or delays progress | |
| the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid |
| windage (verb) | drag (verb) |
|---|---|
| proceed for an extended period of time | |
| persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting | |
| suck in or take (air) | |
| pull, as against a resistance | |
| draw slowly or heavily | |
| search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost | |
| to lag or linger behind | |
| walk without lifting the feet | |
| move slowly and as if with great effort | |
| use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it | |
| force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action |
Words related to "windage"
Words related to "drag"
- article of clothing
- aspiration
- balk
- baulk
- bouse
- bowse
- breathe in
- breathing in
- cart
- check
- clothing
- colloquialism
- dawdle
- deterrent
- displace
- drag in
- drag on
- drag out
- dragger
- draw
- dredge
- drop back
- drop behind
- embroil
- fall back
- fall behind
- get behind
- go
- habiliment
- hale
- handicap
- hang back
- haul
- hinderance
- hindrance
- impediment
- inhalation
- inhale
- inspiration
- inspire
- intake
- involve
- lag
- locomote
- look for
- move
- persuade
- proceed
- puff
- pull
- pull along
- pulling
- resistance
- retarding force
- schlep
- scuff
- scuffle
- search
- seek
- shamble
- shlep
- shuffle
- smoke
- smoking
- sonic barrier
- sound barrier
- sweep
- sweep up
- tangle
- tediousness
- tedium
- tiresomeness
- toke
- trail
- train
- travel
- underrun
- vesture
- wear
- wearable
- windage
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