Mane vs. Vane

Manenoun

Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion

Manenoun

Long or thick hair of a person's head.

Manenoun

The long and heavy hair growing on the upper side of, or about, the neck of some quadrupedal animals, as the horse, the lion, etc. See Illust. of Horse.

Manenoun

long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck

Manenoun

growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being

Vanenoun

(countable) a weather vane

Vanenoun

any of several usually relatively thin, rigid, flat, or sometimes curved surfaces radially mounted along an axis, as a blade in a turbine or a sail on a windmill, that is turned by or used to turn a fluid

Vanenoun

(ornithology) the flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft

Vanenoun

a sight on a sextant or compass

Vanenoun

one of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile

Vanenoun

A contrivance attached to some elevated object for the purpose of showing which way the wind blows; a weathercock. It is usually a plate or strip of metal, or slip of wood, often cut into some fanciful form, and placed upon a perpendicular axis around which it moves freely.

Vanenoun

Any flat, extended surface attached to an axis and moved by the wind; as, the vane of a windmill; hence, a similar fixture of any form moved in or by water, air, or other fluid; as, the vane of a screw propeller, a fan blower, an anemometer, etc.

Vanenoun

The rhachis and web of a feather taken together.

Vanenoun

One of the sights of a compass, quadrant, etc.

Vanenoun

flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water

Vanenoun

mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind

Vanenoun

a metal fin attached to the tail of a bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it

Vanenoun

the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft