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woodwind vs reed

reed vs woodwind

woodwind and reed both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
woodwind Yes No No No
reed Yes No No No
As nouns, reed is a hyponym of woodwind; that is, reed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than woodwind:
  • woodwind: any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
  • reed: a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
Other hyponyms of woodwind include beating-reed instrument, reed instrument, flute, transverse flute.
woodwind (noun) reed (noun)
any wind instrument other than the brass instruments a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
Difference between woodwind and reed

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