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Definition of tend

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Tend (a.) To be directed, as to any end, object, or purpose; to aim; to have or give a leaning; to exert activity or influence; to serve as a means; to contribute; as, our petitions, if granted, might tend to our destruction..

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Longspun :: Longspun (a.) Spun out, or extended, to great length; hence, long-winded; tedious..

Downwards :: Downwards (adv.) From a higher place to a lower; in a descending course; as, to tend, move, roll, look, or take root, downward or downwards..

Preterition :: Preterition (n.) A figure by which, in pretending to pass over anything, a summary mention of it is made; as, I will not say, he is valiant, he is learned, he is just. Called also paraleipsis..

Conservative :: Conservative (a.) Tending or disposed to maintain existing institutions; opposed to change or innovation.

Antiphlogistic :: Antiphlogistic (n.) Any medicine or diet which tends to check inflammation.

Sham :: Sham (a.) False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight..

Paralytic :: Paralytic (a.) Inclined or tending to paralysis.

Fence :: Fence (n.) An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron, or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from without or straying from within..

Evasive :: Evasive (a.) Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding by artifice..

Supervisor :: Supervisor (n.) One who supervises; an overseer; an inspector; a superintendent; as, a supervisor of schools..

Dubitative :: Dubitative (a.) Tending to doubt; doubtful.

Pavesade :: Pavesade (n.) A canvas screen, formerly sometimes extended along the side of a vessel in a naval engagement, to conceal from the enemy the operations on board..

Lying-in :: Lying-in (n.) The state attending, and consequent to, childbirth; confinement..

Climb :: Climb (v. i.) To ascend or creep upward by twining about a support, or by attaching itself by tendrils, rootlets, etc., to a support or upright surface..

Violescent :: Violescent (a.) Tending to a violet color; violascent.

Balloon Fish :: Balloon fish () A fish of the genus Diodon or the genus Tetraodon, having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. See Globefish, and Bur fish..

Conjurer :: Conjurer (n.) One who practices magic arts; one who pretends to act by the aid super natural power; also, one who performs feats of legerdemain or sleight of hand..

Advancive :: Advancive (a.) Tending to advance.

Fondness :: Fondness (n.) Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles..

Feign :: Feign (v. t.) To represent by a false appearance of; to pretend; to counterfeit; as, to feign a sickness..