Word Meanings - REND - Book Publishers vocabulary database

cut, rend, Icel. hrinda to push, thrust, AS. hrindan; or cf. Icel. r to rob, plunder, Ir. rannaim to divide, share, part, W. rhanu, Armor. 1. To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; to burst; as, powder

Additional info about word: REND

cut, rend, Icel. hrinda to push, thrust, AS. hrindan; or cf. Icel. r to rob, plunder, Ir. rannaim to divide, share, part, W. rhanu, Armor. 1. To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; to burst; as, powder rends a rock in blasting; lightning rends an oak. The dreadful thunder Doth rend the region. Shak. 2. To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force. An empire from its old foundations rent. Dryden. I will surely rend the kingdom from thee. 1 Kings xi. 11. To rap and rend. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch. Syn. -- To tear; burst; break; rupture; lacerate; fracture; crack; split.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of REND)

• Break
• Fracture
• rupture
• shatter
• shiver
• destroy
• tame
• curb
• demolish
• tear asunder
• rend
• burst
• sever
• smash
• split
• subdue
• violate
• infringe
• Burst Extravasate
• displode
• explode
• discharge
• disrupt
• break
• Cleave
• Sunder
• divide
• adhere
• di?sever
• stick
• Separate
• Part
• never
• disjoin
• disunite
• divorce
• tear
• remove
• disintegrate
• detach
• disconnect
• dissipate
• scatter
• segregate
• diverge
• Shatter
• Split
• derange
• break in pieces
• dismember

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of REND)

• Cohere
• hold
• stand

Related words: (words related to REND)

• STICK-LAC
  See LAC
• BREAKMAN
  See BRAKEMAN
• SPLIT INFINITIVE
  A simple infinitive with to, having a modifier between the verb and the to; as in, to largely decrease. Called also cleft infinitive.
• DERANGER
  One who deranges.
• DIVORCEABLE
  Capable of being divorced.
• DERANGEMENT
  The act of deranging or putting out of order, or the state of being deranged; disarrangement; disorder; confusion; especially, mental disorder; insanity. Syn. -- Disorder; confusion; embarrassment; irregularity; disturbance; insanity;
• BURSTEN
  p. p. of Burst, v. i.
• BURST
  berstan (pers. sing. berste, imp. sing. bærst, imp. pl. burston, p.p. borsten); akin to D. bersten, G. bersten, OHG. brestan, OS. brestan, 1. To fly apart or in pieces; of break open; to yield to force or pressure, especially to a sudden
• DIVIDER
  An instrument for dividing lines, describing circles, etc., compasses. See Compasses. Note: The word dividers is usually applied to the instrument as made for the use of draughtsmen, etc.; compasses to the coarser instrument used by carpenters.
• BREAKABLE
  Capable of being broken.
• DISJOINT
  Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to conjoint. Milton.
• DIVIDEND
  A number or quantity which is to be divided. (more info) 1. A sum of money to be divided and distributed; the share of a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute sum, share, or percentage; -- applied to the profits as appropriated
• SHIVER-SPAR
  A variety of calcite, so called from its slaty structure; -- called also slate spar.
• STICKING
  a. & n. from Stick, v. Sticking piece, a piece of beef cut from the neck. -- Sticking place, the place where a thing sticks, or remains fast; sticking point. But screw your courage to the sticking place, And we'll not fail. Shak. --
• DESTROYABLE
  Destructible. Plants . . . scarcely destroyable by the weather. Derham.
• DERANGED
  Disordered; especially, disordered in mind; crazy; insane. The story of a poor deranged parish lad. Lamb.
• NEVERTHELESS
  Not the less; notwithstanding; in spite of that; yet. No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness. Heb. xii. 11. Syn. -- However; at least; yet; still.
• SPLITFEET
  The Fissipedia.
• CLEAVER
  One who cleaves, or that which cleaves; especially, a butcher's instrument for cutting animal bodies into joints or pieces.
• INFRINGER
  One who infringes or violates; a violator. Strype.
• WHENEVER
  At whatever time. "Whenever that shall be." Milton.
• PERSEVERANCE
  Continuance in a state of grace until it is succeeded by a state of glory; sometimes called final perseverance, and the perseverance of the saints. See Calvinism. Syn. -- Persistence; steadfastness; constancy; steadiness; pertinacity. (more info)
• MAKE AND BREAK
  Any apparatus for making and breaking an electric circuit; a circuit breaker.
• BESCATTER
  1. To scatter over. 2. To cover sparsely by scattering ; to strew. "With flowers bescattered." Spenser.
• POKING-STICK
  A small stick or rod of steel, formerly used in adjusting the plaits of ruffs. Shak.
• LAWBREAKER
  One who disobeys the law; a criminal. -- Law"break`ing, n. & a.
• DISSHIVER
  To shiver or break in pieces.
• INSEPARATE
  Not separate; together; united. Shak.
• BYSTANDER
  One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting. He addressed the bystanders and scattered pamphlets among them. Palfrey. Syn. -- Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer.
• PIG-STICKING
  Boar hunting; -- so called by Anglo-Indians. Tackeray.