Avens vs Havens - What's the difference?
As verbs the difference between avens and havens is that avens is while havens is (haven).
avens
English
Noun
(avens)
A plant of the genus , or herb bennet.
A plant of the genus Dryas .
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havens
English
haven
English
Noun
(en noun )
A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
* Shakespeare
- what shipping and what lading’s in our haven
* Tennyson
- their haven under the hill
(by extension) A place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=December 21
, author=Helen Pidd
, title=Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis
, work=the Guardian
citation
, page=
, passage=Since its conception, the European Union has been a haven for those seeking refuge from war, persecution and poverty in other parts of the world.}}
Synonyms
* refuge
* sanctuary
* zoar
Derived terms
* tax haven
Verb
(en verb )
To put into, or provide with a haven.
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