pend
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Is pend a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of pend?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (obsolete) To hang down; to cause something to hang downobsolete
2. (obsolete, Scotland) To arch over (something); to vault.Scotlandobsolete
3. (obsolete) To hang in reliance on; to depend (on or upon); to be contingent on.Examples: "pending upon certain powerful motives"obsolete
noun (English)
1. (Scotland) An archway; especially, a vaulted passageway leading through a tenement-style building from the main street, giving access to the rear of the building or an internal courtyard.Synonyms: alleyScotland
verb (English)
1. (obsolete, transitive) To pen; to confine.Examples: "soche frowarde creatures as many women are, ought rather to be pended vp in a cage of iron"obsoletetransitive
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To consider pending; to delay or postpone (something).Examples: "The latest list of detainees would be pended and they would be allowed to return to their homes on a temporary basis."transitive
noun (English)
1. (India) oil cakeIndiauncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary