Definition of van

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Van (n.) A fan or other contrivance, as a sieve, for winnowing grain..

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Bearer :: Bearer (n.) A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant..
Savants :: Savants (pl. ) of Savan.
Running :: Running (a.) Moving or advancing by running.
Buddhism :: Buddhism (n.) The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindoo sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, the awakened or enlightened, in the sixth century b. c., and adopted as a religion by the greater part of the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Asia and the Indian Islands. Buddha's teaching is believed to have been atheistic; yet it was characterized by elevated humanity and morality. It presents release from existence (a beatific enfranchisement, Nirvana) as the greatest
Profit :: Profit (v. i.) To gain advantage; to make improvement; to improve; to gain; to advance.
Puritanical :: Puritanical (a.) Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; -- often used by way of reproach or contempt.
Tellurium :: Tellurium (n.) A rare nonmetallic element, analogous to sulphur and selenium, occasionally found native as a substance of a silver-white metallic luster, but usually combined with metals, as with gold and silver in the mineral sylvanite, with mercury in Coloradoite, etc. Symbol Te. Atomic weight 125.2..
Shunt :: Shunt (v. t.) A conducting circuit joining two points in a conductor, or the terminals of a galvanometer or dynamo, so as to form a parallel or derived circuit through which a portion of the current may pass, for the purpose of regulating the amount passing in the main circuit..
Poursuivant :: Poursuivant (n.) See Pursuivant.
Liveryman :: Liveryman (n.) One who wears a livery, as a servant..
Hopper :: Hopper (n.) A vessel for carrying waste, garbage, etc., out to sea, so constructed as to discharge its load by a mechanical contrivance; -- called also dumping scow..
Manbote :: Manbote (n.) A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant)..
Approach :: Approach (v. i.) To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman..
Pitter :: Pitter (n.) A contrivance for removing the pits from peaches, plums, and other stone fruit..
Prepay :: Prepay (v. t.) To pay in advance, or beforehand; as, to prepay postage..
Overmaster :: Overmaster (v. t.) To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern.
Van :: Van (n.) The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle..
Late :: Late (v.) Far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of the day; a late period of life..
Prosperous :: Prosperous (a.) Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful; as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a prosperous man or nation..
Hind :: Hind (n.) A domestic; a servant.
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