Definition of whin Whin
whin
We found 10 definitions of whin from 4 different sources.
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What does whin mean?
WordNet
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| whin - small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental | ||
| woodwaxen, dyer's greenweed, dyer's-broom, dyeweed, greenweed, woadwaxen, Genista tinctoria | ||
| broom a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle | ||
| whin - very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe | ||
| gorse, furze, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus | ||
| shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | ||
| whin - any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt) | ||
| whinstone | ||
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Wiktionary 
- whin (Noun)
Gorse; furze. - whin (Noun)
The plant woad-waxen. - whin (Noun)
whinstone.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- whin (n.)
Gorse; furze. See Furze. - whin (n.)
Woad-waxed. - whin (n.)
Same as Whinstone.
Part of speech
🔤- whin, noun, singular of whins.
