Van

What do we mean by van?

An enclosed boxlike motor vehicle having rear or side doors and side panels especially for transporting people. noun

A covered or enclosed truck or wagon often used for transporting goods or livestock. noun

A closed railroad car used for carrying baggage or freight. noun

To transport by van. intransitive verb

To drive or travel in a van. intransitive verb

A wing. noun

A winnowing device, such as a fan. noun

The vanguard; the forefront. noun

The small store in a logging-camp in which clothing, tobacco, and medicine are kept, to supply the crew. noun

To winnow; fan.

In mining, to separate, as ore from veinstone, by washing it on the point of a shovel. See van, n., 2, and vanner.

A fan or other contrivance for winnowing grain. noun

⟨ van, verb In mining, a test of the value of an ore, made by washing (vanning) a small quantity, after powdering it, on the point of a shovel. Vanning is to a Cornish miner what washing in the horn spoon is to the Mexican. See van, verb, 2. noun

A vane, as of a feather; hence, a wing. noun

The foremost division of an army on the march, or of a fleet when sailing; hence, by extension, the front of an army when in line of battle: opposed to rear. noun

The leaders of any movement in which many are engaged; the foremost individuals of any moving body; the front of any advancing body; the front generally: literally or figuratively. noun

To carry or transport in a van.

A shortened form of avant-.

Any large covered carriage; specifically, a large covered wagon used in moving furniture and household effects. noun

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.

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.

Means "clouds" in Vietnamese Urban Dictionary

-a large vehicle used to smoke pot in, drink alcohol in, or to do "the nasty" -also known as: "the shaggin' wagon" -the name "van" originated by an everything-loving hippie named van wilkie. her legacy lives on even to this day, and her afro holds more memories that you could ever know. Urban Dictionary

Van is a nice guy he is sweet really funny he will always be there for you he will stand up for you even if its friends picking on you. if you ever meet a guy named van don't let him go. Urban Dictionary

Bed on wheels Urban Dictionary

An alternate way to spell v&. To be vanned is to be fucked by the FBI or hauled off in the party van (hence where the word came from). Urban Dictionary

Skate shoes for those who do not skate. Urban Dictionary

Usually the type who are smart. This name is normally put on guys, and these guys are the type to be nice but if you make them mad, they are gonna smash you into little pieces. Urban Dictionary

Vans are the coolest mother fuckers ever to walk the face of this planet. Vans are cool, smart, and funny as hell. Vans are strong, sexy, and hansom as the devil. Vans are jacks of all trades (Meaning that they are good at everything but masters of nothing). They are also incredible athletes. They can play any sport and they normally make it into the pros. Vans are also very good, reliable friends and they always have your back. Vans are also clutch masters and normally do amazing things without trying. They also seen to always have a fascination with destruction or explosions. Vans can be cocky but are always humble in the end. They love music. Vans never stop cracking jokes. No matter the situation, you can count on them to lighten the mood. Vans are legends, but don’t mistake them for being myths because they are 100% legit. Urban Dictionary

Skateboarding shoes that can survive a nuclear holocaust, and usually have before they finally make it across the Atlantic. Always look dated, and will never wear out. Urban Dictionary

Can be skated in, mountain biked in, hiked in, swum in, rock climbed in and anything else you can possibly imagine and still get about 3-5 years of daily use from them. Vans = Unsurpassed durability! Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to van:
van.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word van:
gogh, winkle, pelt, dyke, dorn, der, den, het, ness, beethoven, leiden, utrecht, horne, antwerp, flemish, rotterdam, amsterdam, dutch, berg, hague, johannes, jan, belgian, painter, netherlands, surname, dam, horn, holland, brussels, meter, jacob, portrait, belgium, painted.

Words that rhyme with van:
man, plan, can, pan, span, than, fan, scan, ban, tan, caravan, japan, an, cyan, clan, san, lifespan, dan, deadpan, pecan, divan, ann, flan, bran, sedan, began, stan, nan, lan, anne, handyman, iran, rattan, afghan, journeyman, superman, ran, batman, gamesman, shan, sudan, caftan, sideman, clergyman, bogeyman, middleman, sandman, mann, snowman, suntan, quean, catamaran, quran, milan, chan, gan, minuteman, tarzan, merman, pakistan, businessman, hitman, caveman, gran, jan, loran, yan, klan, afghanistan, liane, fisherman, saran, straw man, bhutan, kinsman, floor plan, tran, rodin, scran, other than, cannes, doorman, saucepan, zan, strongman, taliban, madman, cancan, kan, tristan, helmsman, moulin, skean, hann, bedpan, kazakhstan, ferdinand, anchorman, moran, walkman.

Adjectives that are often used to describe van:
white, old, blue, het, black, large, small, big, mobile, weak, green, red, mini, london, dark, yellow, gray, british, attractive, direct, overzicht, die, unmarked, groenman, luggage, indirect, brown, closed, huge, opzichte, battered, net, light, behoeve, anti, willem, wet, empty, dienst, covered, handelingen, dutch, opdracht, armored, catalogus, colored, windowless, que, gerardus, moving, invloed, stolen, postal, drawn, elastic, grey, plain, fibula, brief, stokely, geval, motor, denier, gevolge, patron, ton, range, electric, dear, tiny, boer.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective van:
lennep, noot, mersh.

Consonant match to van:
vein, vain, vine, vane, vin, vien, von, verne, venn, vern, vienne, vaughan, vaughn, veen, vann, venne, veyne.

Words that sound like van:
van, vann, vanne, vain, vein, vine, ven, vin, vane, von, vien, vaughn, vaughan, venn, veen, vam, vang, vene, veine, vinh, vonn, vaan, venne, visne, voin, vans, ving, vim, vance, vern, vom, vanna, vana, voom, verne, vong, vand, vanni, vem, vache, vanner, vum, vange, vme, vne, vannoy, vlan, vach, vannes, vanned, vianne, wgn, wkn, vrn, vzn, vanno, fan, chan, yan, phan, fann, whan, yann, faen, yahn, fahn, vi, v i, even, oven, v, evan, ivan, avon, sven, irvine, irvin, aven, evin, ervin, iven, evon, ovan, ivonne, avin, ivon, ovin, avan, evonne, earvin, ovn, erven, iwin, svein, svin, avine, kvam, evene, ervine, svane.