Difference between Wind and Tip

What is the difference between Wind and Tip?

Wind as a verb is to blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound. while Tip as a verb is to provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.

Wind

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound. To cause (someone) to become breathless, often by a blow to the abdomen. To exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath. To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something. To tighten the spring of the clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock. To travel, or to cause something to travel, in a way that is not straight.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. The ability to exert oneself without feeling short of breath. One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements). Flatus.

Example sentence: O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?

Tip

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The extreme top of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.The knocking over of a skittle.An act of tipping up or tilting.An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump.A very untidy place.A light blow or tap.An example of this; now generally a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.To knock over; to make fall down, to overturn.To fall over.To be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; to become unbalanced.To drink.To dump (refuse).To hit quickly and lightly; to tap.To give, pass.To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.

Example sentence: With a tree, all the growth takes place at the growing tips. Humanity is exactly the same. All the growth takes place in the growing tip: among that one percent of the population. It's made up of pioneers, the beginners. That's where the action is.

We hope you now know whether to use Wind or Tip in your sentence.

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