The difference between Water and Wind

When used as nouns, water means a substance (of molecular formula h₂o) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid, whereas wind means real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

When used as verbs, water means to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants), whereas wind means to blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

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  1. Water as a noun (uncountable):

    A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam. The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O. A serving of liquid water.

    Examples:

    "By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

    "May I have a glass of water?"

    "Your plants need more water."

  2. Water as a noun (alchemy, philosophy):

    The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

    Examples:

    "He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God."

  3. Water as a noun (uncountable, or, in the plural):

    Water in a body; an area of open water.

    Examples:

    "The boat was found within the territorial waters."

    "These seals are a common sight in the coastal waters of Chile."

  4. Water as a noun (poetic, archaic, or, dialectal):

    A body of water, almost always a river.

  5. Water as a noun (sometimes, countable):

    A combination of water and other substance(s). Mineral water. Spa water. A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance. Urine. Amniotic fluid; used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America, especially to avoid cacophony, as in this example: (The Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary says "often used in plural; also: bag of waters") Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.

    Examples:

    "Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant."

    "Many people visit Bath to take the waters."

    "ammonia water'"

    "Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks. qualifier North America"

    "Before your child is born, your water(s) will break. qualifier North America"

    "Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break. qualifier UK"

    "He suffers from water on the knee."

  6. Water as a noun (figuratively, in the plural, or, in the singular):

    A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.

    Examples:

    "The rough waters of change will bring about the calm after the storm."

  7. Water as a noun (colloquial, figuratively):

    A person's intuition.

    Examples:

    "I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters."

  8. Water as a noun (uncountable, dated, finance):

    Excess valuation of securities.

  9. Water as a noun:

    The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.

    Examples:

    "a diamond of the first water is perfectly pure and transparent"

  10. Water as a noun:

    A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.

  1. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

  2. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.

  3. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To provide (animals) with water for drinking.

    Examples:

    "I need to go water the cattle''."

  4. Water as a verb (intransitive):

    To get or take in water.

    Examples:

    "The ship put into port to water."

  5. Water as a verb (transitive, colloquial):

    To urinate onto.

    Examples:

    "[[nature calls Nature called]], so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree."

  6. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To dilute.

    Examples:

    "Can you water the whisky, please?"

  7. Water as a verb (transitive, dated, finance):

    To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.

  8. Water as a verb (intransitive):

    To fill with or secrete water.

    Examples:

    "Chopping onions makes my eyes water."

    "The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water."

  9. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.

    Examples:

    "to water silk"

  1. Wind as a noun (countable, uncountable):

    Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

    Examples:

    "The wind blew through her hair as she stood on the deck of the ship."

    "As they accelerated onto the motorway, the wind tore the plywood off the car's roof-rack."

    "The winds in Chicago are fierce."

    "There was a sudden gust of wind''."

  2. Wind as a noun:

    Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.

    Examples:

    "the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows"

  3. Wind as a noun (countable, uncountable):

    The ability to breathe easily.

    Examples:

    "After the second lap he was already out of wind."

    "The fall knocked the wind out of him."

  4. Wind as a noun:

    News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip.

    Examples:

    "Steve caught wind of Martha's dalliance with his best friend."

  5. Wind as a noun (India, and, Japan):

    One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).

  6. Wind as a noun (uncountable, colloquial):

    Flatus.

    Examples:

    "Eww. Someone just passed wind."

  7. Wind as a noun:

    Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.

  8. Wind as a noun (music):

    The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.

  9. Wind as a noun:

    A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the "four winds".

  10. Wind as a noun:

    Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.

  11. Wind as a noun:

    A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.

  12. Wind as a noun:

    Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.

  13. Wind as a noun:

    A bird, the dotterel.

  14. Wind as a noun (boxing, slang):

    The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.

  1. Wind as a verb (transitive):

    To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

  2. Wind as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (someone) to become breathless, often by a blow to the abdomen.

    Examples:

    "The boxer was winded during round two."

  3. Wind as a verb (reflexive):

    To exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath.

    Examples:

    "I can’t run another step — I’m winded."

  4. Wind as a verb (British):

    To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.

  5. Wind as a verb (transitive):

    To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

  6. Wind as a verb (transitive):

    To perceive or follow by scent.

    Examples:

    "The hounds winded the game."

  7. Wind as a verb (transitive):

    To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.

  8. Wind as a verb (transitive):

    To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.

  1. Wind as a verb (transitive):

    To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.

    Examples:

    "to wind thread on a spool or into a ball"

  2. Wind as a verb (transitive):

    To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.

    Examples:

    "Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock."

  3. Wind as a verb:

    To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.

  4. Wind as a verb (ergative):

    To travel, or to cause something to travel, in a way that is not straight.

    Examples:

    "Vines wind round a pole.  The river winds through the plain."

  5. Wind as a verb:

    To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.

  6. Wind as a verb:

    To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.

  7. Wind as a verb:

    To cover or surround with something coiled about.

    Examples:

    "to wind a rope with twine"

  8. Wind as a verb:

    To make a winding motion.

  1. Wind as a noun:

    The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.

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