wain
Plural: wains
Noun
- A large, open farm wagon, typically for carrying agricultural produce.
- English writer (1925-1994)
- a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
- large open farm wagon
- A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.
- Alternative form of wean.
Verb
- To carry.
- Misspelling of wane.
Examples
- "The Hay Wain" is a famous painting by John Constable.
- He scored big with "WAIN" across a double letter, proving simple words can be mighty.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English wayn, from Old English wæġn, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”). Doublet of wagon, borrowed from Middle Dutch.
Cognates
Cognate with West Frisian wein, Dutch wagen, German Wagen, Danish vogn, Norwegian vogn, Swedish vagn.
Synonyms
Big Dipper, Charles's Wain, Dipper, John Barrington Wain, John Wain, Plough, Wagon
Scrabble Score: 7
wain: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwain: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wain: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary