vann — meaning in English

English meaning

• lake noun A large body of water surrounded by land.
• Water noun The clear liquid (H2O) that falls as rain and fills rivers, lakes, and seas, essential to all known life.

Senses

vann is used for these senses in English:

• lake (now, chiefly, dialectal) A small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain.
• water (poetic, archaic, or, dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the names given to such bodies.
• water Urine. [from 15th c.]

lake — full definition

1. noun A large body of water surrounded by land.
2. noun A large quantity of a liquid, used loosely or figuratively.

Water — full definition

1. noun The clear liquid (H2O) that falls as rain and fills rivers, lakes, and seas, essential to all known life.
2. noun A body of water, such as a sea, lake, or river.
3. verb To supply plants, animals, or soil with water.
4. verb To produce tears or saliva, often as an involuntary reaction.

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