The difference between Route and Wan

When used as nouns, route means a course or way which is traveled or passed, whereas wan means the quality of being wan.

When used as verbs, route means to direct or divert along a particular course, whereas wan means ..


Wan is also adjective with the meaning: pale, sickly-looking.

check bellow for the other definitions of Route and Wan

  1. Route as a noun:

    A course or way which is traveled or passed.

    Examples:

    "The route was used so much that it formed a rut."

    "You need to find a route that you can take between these two obstacles."

  2. Route as a noun:

    A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.

    Examples:

    "We live near the bus route."

    "Here is a map of our delivery routes."

  3. Route as a noun:

    A road or path; often specifically a highway.

    Examples:

    "Follow Route 49 out of town."

  4. Route as a noun (figuratively):

    One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something.

  5. Route as a noun (historical):

    One of the major provinces of imperial China from the Later Jin to the Song, corresponding to the Tang and early Yuan circuits.

  6. Route as a noun:

    (Computing) A specific entry in a router that tells the router how to transmit the data it receives.

  1. Route as a verb (transitive):

    To direct or divert along a particular course.

    Examples:

    "All incoming mail was routed through a single office."

  2. Route as a verb (Internet):

    to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet.

  3. Route as a verb (computing, transitive):

    To send (information) through a router.

  1. Route as a verb:

  1. Wan as an adjective:

    Pale, sickly-looking.

  2. Wan as an adjective:

    Dim, faint.

  3. Wan as an adjective:

    Bland, uninterested.

    Examples:

    "A wan expression"

  1. Wan as a noun:

    The quality of being wan; wanness.

  1. Wan as a noun:

  2. Wan as a noun (Ireland):

    A girl or woman.

  1. Wan as a verb (obsolete):

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