Crossword-Solution: WANE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Wane | v. i. | To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon. |
| Wane | v. i. | To decline; to fail; to sink. |
| Wane | v. t. | To cause to decrease. |
| Wane | n. | The decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator. |
| Wane | n. | Decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension. |
| Wane | n. | An inequality in a board. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| WANE | anagram | ANEW, EWAN, NAWE, WEAN, WENA |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
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RAAE
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Sentences with WANE (5)
Rare: so/al-ready; lparen/rparen; ; open/close round bracket, parenthisey/unparenthisey; [wax/wane]; left/right ear.
Thus, in the most brutal and formidable off the soldier class—creatures almost on a level with women in their lack of intelligence—it is found that, as they wax in the mental ability necessary to employ their tremendous penetrating power to advantage, so do they wane in the power of penetration itself.
Thus, in the most brutal and formidable of the soldier class--creatures almost on a level with women in their lack of intelligence--it is found that, as they wax in the mental ability necessary to employ their tremendous penetrating power to advantage, so do they wane in the power of penetration itself.
After fourteen years of experience and observation, what is the result? Gradually but surely, we find that all through the South the disposition to look upon labor as a disgrace is on the wane, and the parents who themselves sought to escape work are so anxious to give their children training in intelligent labor that every institution which gives training in the handicrafts is crowded, and many (among them Tuskegee) have to refuse admission to hundreds of applicants.
Lastly, that Which from shed seed ariseth, upward wins But slowly, yielding promise of its shade To late-born generations; apples wane Forgetful of their former juice, the grape Bears sorry clusters, for the birds a prey.
Quotes with WANE (3)
Love is not a forest fire that burns intensely, hotly and out of control for a brief moment until, its expendable fuel spent, it sputters, seeking in vain for something else to consume, to sustain itself before, finally, it dies: cold, black ash the only evidence of its passing. Love is, instead, a campfire: it provides ample heat and comfortto the twosome who sit before it, and although its flames may at times wane, a well-tended campfire’s embers can be nurtured and fannedu…
This principle - that your spouse should be capable of becoming your best friend - is a game changer when you address the question of compatibility in a prospective spouse. If you think of marriage largely in terms of erotic love, then compatibility means sexual chemistry and appeal. If you think of marriage largely as a way to move into the kind of social status in life you desire, then compatibility means being part of the desired social class, and perhaps common tastes and…
When darkness falls and eyes stay shut A chain of voices opens up. Let wax not wane give breath to death. p.s. Shhh" -Yvonne Woon(Dead Beautiful)
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Slate, The Atlantic, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 393 times in crossword archives (1964–2025).