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- [weyn]
- /weɪn/
- /weɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [weyn]
- /weɪn/
Definitions of wain word
- noun wain (initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain. 1
- noun wain a farm wagon or cart. 1
- noun wain A wagon or cart. 1
- noun wain cart pulled by farm animal 1
- noun wain a farm wagon or cart 0
- noun wain John (Barrington). 1925–94, British novelist, poet, and critic. His novels include Hurry on Down (1953), Strike the Father Dead (1962), and Young Shoulders (1982) 0
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Origin of wain
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English wægn, wǣn, cognate with Dutch wagen, German Wagen. See weigh1
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Parts of speech for Wain
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wain popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
wain usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wain
noun wain
- vehicle — any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport: a motor vehicle; space vehicles.
- car — a self-propelled road vehicle designed to carry passengers, esp one with four wheels that is powered by an internal-combustion engine
- caravan — A caravan is a vehicle without an engine that can be pulled by a car or van. It contains beds and cooking equipment so that people can live or spend their holidays in it.
- carriage — A carriage is an old-fashioned vehicle, usually for a small number of passengers, which is pulled by horses.
- cart — A cart is an old-fashioned wooden vehicle that is used for transporting goods or people. Some carts are pulled by animals.
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