vans
Because it is a word with a single syllable, vans is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofvans
- A covered vehicle used for carrying goods or people, usually roughly cuboid in shape, longer and higher than a car but smaller than a truck/lorry.
Example: "The van sped down the road."
- An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods.
- A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.
- A large towable vehicle equipped for the repair of structures that cannot easily be moved.
- To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses).
- (used in passive voice) Of law enforcement: to arrest (not necessarily in a van; derived from party van).
- A shovel used in cleansing ore.
- To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel.
- A fan or other contrivance, such as a sieve, for winnowing grain.
- A wing with which the air is beaten.
- The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.
Synonyms: "advance guard", "avant-garde"
- (by extension) The person(s) at the forefront of any group or movement.
Synonyms: "avant-garde"
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