📖 Definitions of "Wend"
noun
- 1
A large extent of ground; a perambulation; a circuit.
verb
- 1
To turn; change.
- 2
To direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way.
"We wended our weary way westward."
- 3
To turn; make a turn; go round; veer.
- 4
To pass away; disappear; depart; vanish.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wend"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| travelnoun | (intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another. |
| descendverb | Senses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position. |
| shootverb | To launch (forcefully project) a projectile. |
| sorbverb | (chemistry) To absorb or adsorb. |
| vertnoun | (colloquial) In sport, a type of bicycle stunt competition. |
| windnoun | (countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. |
| wheelnoun | A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines. |
| twinenoun | A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string. |
| turn aboutverb | (transitive) To change or reverse the position of. |
| wheel aroundverb | (intransitive) To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl around. |
| turnnoun | A change of direction or orientation. |
| wise | Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience. |
| roundnoun | A circular or spherical object or part of an object. |
| wrenchnoun | A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. |
| wheel aboutverb | (intransitive) To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl about. |
| towindverb | (intransitive, obsolete) To whirl around; revolve. |
| indentnoun | A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch. |
| bewindnoun | (transitive) To wind (a thing) about; involve; envelop (with). |
| waltnoun | A diminutive of the male given name Walter. |
| vertiginateverb | To turn around and around; to whirl. |
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