Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word win. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in win.
Definitions and meaning of win
win
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /wɪn/
Rhymes: -ɪn
Homophones: wynn, Nguyen, winne
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishwinnen, from Old Englishwinnan(“to labour, swink, toil, trouble oneself; resist, oppose, contradict; fight, strive, struggle, rage; endure”) (compare Old Englishġewinnan(“conquer, obtain, gain; endure, bear, suffer; be ill”)), from Proto-Germanic*winnaną(“to swink, labour, win, gain, fight”), from Proto-Indo-European*wenh₁-(“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Cognate with Low Germanwinnen, Dutchwinnen, Germangewinnen, Norwegian Bokmålvinne, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedishvinna.
Verb
win (third-person singular simple presentwins, present participlewinning, simple past and past participlewonor(obsolete)wan)
(obsolete, transitive) To conquer, defeat.
1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book IV:
For and we doo bataille we two wyl fyghte with one knyȝt 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
(transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
c. 17th century, unknown author, The Baron of Brackley (traditional folk song)
I well may gang out, love, but I'll never win home.
(transitive) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
(transitive) To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
(transitive) To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).
1589, Sir Philip Sidney, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
Thy virtue won me; with virtue preserve me.
1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1, Act V, Scene 3
She is a woman; therefore to be won.
(intransitive) To achieve victory.
(intransitive) To have power, coercion or control.
(transitive) To obtain (something desired).
(transitive) To cause a victory for someone.
(transitive, mining) To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
Conjugation
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle Englishwinn, winne, from Old Englishwinn(“toil, labor, trouble, hardship; profit, gain; conflict, strife, war”), from Proto-Germanic*winną(“labour, struggle, fight”), from Proto-Indo-European*wenh₁-(“to strive, desire, wish, love”). Cognate with GermanGewinn(“profit, gain”), Dutchgewin(“profit, gain”).
Noun
win (pluralwins)
An individual victory.
Antonym:loss
Our first win of the season put us in high spirits.
(slang) A feat carried out successfully; a victorious achievement.
Antonym:fail
(obsolete) Gain; profit; income.
(obsolete) Wealth; goods owned.
Translations
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Middle Englishwynne, winne, wunne, from Old Englishwynn(“joy, rapture, pleasure, delight, gladness”), from Proto-West Germanic*wunnju, from Proto-Germanic*wunjō(“joy, delight, pleasure, lust”), from Proto-Indo-European*wenh₁-(“to strive, wish, desire, love”).
Cognate with GermanWonne(“bliss, joy, delight”), archaic Dutchwonne(“joy”), Danishynde(“grace”), Icelandicyndi(“delight”).
Noun
win (pluralwins)
(Scotland) Pleasure; joy; delight.
Derived terms
worldly win
Etymology 4
From wind.
Verb
win
(transitive, Scotland) To dry by exposure to the wind.
References
Chuukese
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishwin.
Noun
win
win
victory
prize
Verb
win
to win
Dutch
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -ɪn
IPA(key): /ʋɪn/
Verb
win
first-person singular present indicative of winnen
imperative of winnen
Kis
Noun
win
woman
Further reading
Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
Stephen Adolphe Wurm, New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study (1976)
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
win (uncountable)
Alternative form of wynne(“happiness”)
Etymology 2
From Old Englishwinn, from Proto-West Germanic*winnan, from Proto-Germanic*winną, *winnaną; akin to winnen. Reinforced by earlier iwin, from Old Englishġewinn.
Alternative forms
winn, winne, wynne, wunne
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /win/
Noun
win (uncountable)
benefit, gain, profit
(Late Middle English) wealth, riches
(Early Middle English) discord, conflict, turmoil
(Early Middle English, rare) exertion, work
Descendants
English: win
References
“win, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
Verb
win
Alternative form of winnen(“to win”)
Etymology 4
Noun
win
Alternative form of vine(“grapevine”)
North Frisian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /vɪn/
Etymology 1
From Old Frisianwind, from Proto-Germanic*windaz.
Noun
winm
(Mooring) wind
Etymology 2
From Old Frisianwīn, from Proto-West Germanic*wīn, from Latinvīnum.