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Meander vs Trn - What's the difference?

meander | trn |

As nouns the difference between meander and trn

is that meander is a winding, crooked, or involved course while trn is thorn (protective spine of a plant).

As a verb meander

is to wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.

meander

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(wikipedia meander) (en noun)
  • A winding, crooked, or involved course.
    • the meanders of an old river, or of the veins and arteries in the body
  • * Sir R. Blackmore
    • While lingering rivers in meanders glide.
  • A tortuous or intricate movement.
  • Fretwork.
  • (math) A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.

    • Derived terms

    * meander belt * meanderer * meandering * meanderian * meanderic * meanderiform * meanderine * meander line * meander loop * meandrous * meandry

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
    • The stream meandered through the valley.
  • To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
    • (Dryton)

    References

    * The Chambers Dictionary (1998)

    Anagrams

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    trn

    Not English

    Trn has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'trn':

    torn, turn, tern, tren, tarn, tron