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woodwind instrument vs reed

reed vs woodwind instrument

woodwind instrument and reed both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
woodwind instrument Yes No No No
reed Yes No No No
As nouns, reed is a hyponym of woodwind instrument; that is, reed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than woodwind instrument:
  • woodwind instrument: any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
  • reed: a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
Other hyponyms of woodwind instrument include beating-reed instrument, reed instrument, flute, transverse flute.
woodwind instrument (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 instrument and reed

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