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Win vs Wain - What's the difference?

win | wain |

As nouns the difference between win and wain

is that win is pleasure; joy; delight while wain is a wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.

As verbs the difference between win and wain

is that win is to conquer, defeat while wain is misspelling of lang=en.

win

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • Pleasure; joy; delight.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . Cognate with (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m).

    Verb

  • To conquer, defeat.
  • *1485 , Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur , Book IV:
  • *:For and we doo bataille we two wyl fyghte with one kny?t at ones / and therfore yf ye wille fyghte soo we wille be redy at what houre ye wille assigne / And yf ye wynne vs in bataille the lady shal haue her landes ageyne / ye say wel sayd sir Vwayne / therfor make yow redy so that ye be here to morne in the defence of the ladyes ryght
  • *1998 , Rhapsody, Emerald Sword
  • *:For the glory, the power to win the Black Lord, I will search for the Emerald Sword.
  • (label) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
  • (label) To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
  • :
  • (label) To obtain (someone) by wooing.
  • *Sir (Philip Sidney) (1554-1586)
  • *:Thy virtue won me; with virtue preserve me.
  • *(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
  • *:She is a woman; therefore to be won .
  • (label) To achieve victory.
  • :
  • (label) To obtain (something desired).
  • :
  • (label) To cause a victory for someone.
  • :
  • :
  • To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.
  • *(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
  • *:Even in the porch he him did win .
  • *Sir (Walter Scott) (1771-1832)
  • *:And when the stony path began, / By which the naked peak they won , / Up flew the snowy ptarmigan.
  • To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
  • :(Raymond)
    • Derived terms
    * play to win * win friends * win up

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • gain; profit; income
  • wealth; owndom; goods
  • an individual victory (opposite of a loss)
    • Our first win of the season put us in high spirits.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 29 , author=Jon Smith , title=Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Giovani dos Santos smashed home a third five minutes later to wrap up the win .}}
  • (slang) a feat, an (extraordinary) achievement (opposite of a fail)

    • Derived terms

    * winning * winnings * winner * for the win * you win * win back * win through * win round * win out * win over * win-win English irregular verbs English three-letter words 1000 English basic words ----

    wain

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl) . Cognate with West Frisian wein, Dutch wagen, German Wagen, Danish/Norwegian vogn, Swedish vagn. Compare the doublet (wagon).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic, or, literary) 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.
    Quotations
    * (English Citations of "wain")
    Related terms
    * Charles' Wain * wainwright

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
    • As the auto industry is waining away, the city is looking for something new. [http://www.modeldmedia.com/inthenews/urbanfarm15108.aspx]

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