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woodwind vs flute

flute vs woodwind

woodwind and flute both are nouns.

woodwind is not a verb while flute is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
woodwind Yes No No No
flute Yes No Yes No
As nouns, flute is a hyponym of woodwind; that is, flute is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than woodwind:
  • woodwind: any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
  • flute: a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
Other hyponyms of woodwind include beating-reed instrument, reed, reed instrument, transverse flute.
woodwind (noun) flute (noun)
any wind instrument other than the brass instruments a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
a tall narrow wineglass
woodwind (verb) flute (verb)
form flutes in
Difference between woodwind and flute

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