Wain vs. Wane

Wain vs. Wane — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Wain and Wane

Wainnoun

A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.

"The Hay Wain" is a famous painting by John Constable.

Wanenoun

A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.

Wainnoun

(Derry) A collective word usually for children.

Wanenoun

The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth.

Wainverb

To carry.

Wanenoun

(literary) The end of a period.

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Wainnoun

English writer (1925-1994)

Wanenoun

(woodworking) A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.

Wainnoun

a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

Wanenoun

A child.

Wainnoun

large open farm wagon

Wanenoun

A house or dwelling.

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Waneverb

(intransitive) To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.

Waneverb

(intransitive) Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength.

Waneverb

Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.

Waneverb

(intransitive) Said of a time period that comes to an end.

Waneverb

To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.

Waneverb

To cause to decrease.

Wanenoun

a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

Waneverb

grow smaller;

Interest in the project waned

Waneverb

become smaller;

Interest in his novels waned

Waneverb

decrease in phase;

the moon is waning