Definition of tend

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Tend (v. t.) To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard; as, shepherds tend their flocks..

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Inexpedient :: Inexpedient (a.) Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place; as, what is expedient at one time may be inexpedient at another..
Missile :: Missile (n.) A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projcted, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet..
Belly :: Belly (n.) That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen..
Sore :: Sore (a.) A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil..
Raphany :: Raphany (n.) A convulsive disease, attended with ravenous hunger, not uncommon in Sweden and Germany. It was so called because supposed to be caused by eating corn with which seeds of jointed charlock (Raphanus raphanistrum) had been mixed, but the condition is now known to be a form of ergotism..
Plaint :: Plaint (n.) A private memorial tendered to a court, in which a person sets forth his cause of action; the exhibiting of an action in writing..
Libratory :: Libratory (a.) Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise or level..
Gulf :: Gulf (n.) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially land-locked sea; as, the Gulf of Mexico..
Detractive :: Detractive (a.) Tending to lower in estimation; depreciative.
Conflict :: Conflict (v. i.) To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or opposition; to struggle.
Sentiment :: Sentiment (a.) Sensibility; feeling; tender susceptibility.
Cherish :: Cherish (v. t.) To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid.
Quack :: Quack (n.) A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner.
Anadromous :: Anadromous (a.) Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem.
Limitary :: Limitary (v. t.) Limiting, or tending to limit; restrictive..
Burial :: Burial (n.) The act of burying; depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water, usually with attendant ceremonies; sepulture; interment..
Controlment :: Controlment (n.) The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint; regulation; superintendence.
Sordes :: Sordes (n.) Foul matter; excretion; dregs; filthy, useless, or rejected matter of any kind; specifically (Med.), the foul matter that collects on the teeth and tongue in low fevers and other conditions attended with great vital depression..
Produce :: Produce (v. t.) To draw out; to extend; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to produce a man's life to threescore..
Portent :: Portent (n.) That which portends, or foretoken; esp., that which portends evil; a sign of coming calamity; an omen; a sign..
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