Definitions for whins

whins whin

Spelling: [hwin, win]
IPA: /ʰwɪn, wɪn/

Whins is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 40 anagrams from letters in whins (hinsw).

Definitions for whins

noun

  1. any thorny or prickly shrub, especially gorse.

Origin of whins

1375-1425; late Middle English whynne, apparently Scandinavian; compare Icelandic hvīngras bent grass, Danish hvene, Swedish (h)ven

Examples for whins

We lay among the whins and bramble undisturbed till the dusk came on.

There was a fire burning brightly; the waning gloaming without gave the whins, that almost touched the window, a ghostly look.

His heart filled with fear of the unseen before him, the little dog lay for a long time in a clump of whins.

If, however, whins are from their nature a bad hazard, they have nevertheless very distinguished sanction.

A big hole and a flat button will hold against anything—even against Scotch whins and heather.

He felt glad he had not left the white goat tethered in the whins on the hill.

The Covenanters were called whigs; the whins were worthless bushes.

The whins lie in wait for a sliced shot, while on the left is the strong shore of the harbour.

There are whins in fair profusion, and they play an important part at both the second and third holes.

Another feature of the course, which is now less pronounced than it used to be, is the luxuriant growth of whins.

Word Value for whins
Scrable

11

Words with friends

11

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