ends: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ends
- depends«Word Popularity Bar5/5
depend
- verb be contingent upon (something that is elided)
- That depends
- verb have faith or confidence in
count; look; reckon; bet; calculate.
- you can count on me to help you any time
- Look to your friends for support
- You can bet on that!
- Depend on your family in times of crisis
- verb be contingent upon (something that is elided)
- tends«5/5
tend
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
run; incline; lean; be given.
- She tends to be nervous before her lectures
- These dresses run small
- He inclined to corpulence
- verb have care of or look after
- She tends to the children
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- extends«5/5
extend
- verb extend in scope or range or area
broaden; widen.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
- verb stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
go; run; lead; pass.
- Service runs all the way to Cranbury
- His knowledge doesn't go very far
- My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
- The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
- verb extend in scope or range or area
- friends«5/5
friend
- noun a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
- he was my best friend at the university
- noun an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
ally.
- he's a good ally in fight
- noun a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
- trends«5/5
trend
- noun a general direction in which something tends to move
tendency.
- the shoreward tendency of the current
- the trend of the stock market
- noun general line of orientation
course.
- the river takes a southern course
- the northeastern trend of the coast
- noun a general direction in which something tends to move
- sends«5/5
send
- verb cause to go somewhere
direct.
- The explosion sent the car flying in the air
- She sent her children to camp
- He directed all his energies into his dissertation
- verb to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place
send out.
- He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept
- verb cause to go somewhere
- dividends«5/5
dividend
- noun that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
- noun a number to be divided by another number
- noun that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
- intends«4/5
intend
- verb have in mind as a purpose
think; mean.
- I mean no harm
- I only meant to help you
- She didn't think to harm me
- We thought to return early that night
- verb design or destine
destine; specify; designate.
- She was intended to become the director
- verb have in mind as a purpose
- recommends«4/5
recommend
- verb push for something
urge; advocate.
- The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day
- verb express a good opinion of
commend.
- verb push for something
- lends«4/5
lend
- verb bestow a quality on
contribute; add; bring; bestow; impart.
- Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company
- The music added a lot to the play
- She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings
- This adds a light note to the program
- verb give temporarily; let have for a limited time
loan.
- I will lend you my car
- loan me some money
- verb bestow a quality on
- blends«4/5
blend
- noun an occurrence of thorough mixing
- noun a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
portmanteau word; portmanteau.
- `smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'
- `motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'
- `brunch' is a well-known portmanteau
- noun an occurrence of thorough mixing
- bends«4/5
bends
- noun pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
caisson disease; gas embolism; air embolism; aeroembolism; decompression sickness.
- noun a circular segment of a curve
twist; crook; bend; turn.
- a bend in the road
- a crook in the path
- noun pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
- descends«4/5
descend
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
go down; come down; fall.
- The temperature is going down
- The barometer is falling
- The curtain fell on the diva
- Her hand went up and then fell again
- verb come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
derive; come.
- She was descended from an old Italian noble family
- he comes from humble origins
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- spends«4/5
spend
- verb pass time in a specific way
pass.
- how are you spending your summer vacation?
- verb pay out
expend; drop.
- spend money
- verb pass time in a specific way
- contends«4/5
contend
- verb maintain or assert
postulate.
- He contended that Communism had no future
- verb have an argument about something
argue; debate; fence.
- verb maintain or assert
- transcends«4/5
transcend
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
exceed; surpass.
- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
- verb be superior or better than some standard
exceed; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
- attends«4/5
attend
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
go to.
- She attends class regularly
- I rarely attend services at my church
- did you go to the meeting?
- verb take charge of or deal with
see; take care; look.
- Could you see about lunch?
- I must attend to this matter
- She took care of this business
- verb be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
- legends«4/5
legend
- noun a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
fable.
- noun brief description accompanying an illustration
caption.
- noun a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
- weekends«4/5
weekend
- noun a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
- verb spend the weekend
- noun a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
- amends«3/5
amends
- noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
indemnification; redress; damages; indemnity; restitution.
- noun something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
reparation.
- how can I make amends
- noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
- ascends«3/5
ascend
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
go up.
- go up a ladder
- The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
- verb go back in order of genealogical succession
- Inheritance may not ascend linearly
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
- defends«3/5
defend
- verb argue or speak in defense of
support; fend for.
- She supported the motion to strike
- verb be on the defensive; act against an attack
- verb argue or speak in defense of
- girlfriends«3/5
girlfriend
- noun any female friend
- Mary and her girlfriend organized the party
- noun a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved
girl; lady friend.
- his girlfriend kicked him out
- noun any female friend
- comprehends«3/5
comprehend
- verb get the meaning of something
grok; apprehend; dig; grasp; compass; savvy; get the picture.
- Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
- verb to become aware of through the senses
perceive.
- I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon
- verb get the meaning of something
- offends«3/5
offend
- verb cause to feel resentment or indignation
pique.
- Her tactless remark offended me
- verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
go against; infract; violate; break; breach; transgress.
- offend all laws of humanity
- violate the basic laws or human civilization
- break a law
- break a promise
- verb cause to feel resentment or indignation
- pretends«3/5
pretend
- noun the enactment of a pretense
make-believe.
- it was just pretend
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; dissemble; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
- noun the enactment of a pretense
- boyfriends«3/5
boyfriend
- noun a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
swain; beau; fellow; young man.
- if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked
- noun a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
- suspends«2/5
suspend
- verb hang freely
- The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them
- verb cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
- suspend the particles
- verb hang freely
- subtends«2/5
subtend
- verb be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
delimit.
- verb be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
- fiends«2/5
fiend
- noun a cruel wicked and inhuman person
ogre; devil; demon; monster.
- noun an evil supernatural being
daemon; devil; demon; daimon.
- noun a cruel wicked and inhuman person
- mends«2/5
mend
- noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
darn; patch.
- her stockings had several mends
- noun the act of putting something in working order again
repair; reparation; fixing; fix; mending; fixture.
- noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
- expends«2/5
expend
- verb use up, consume fully
use.
- The legislature expended its time on school questions
- verb pay out
drop; spend.
- spend money
- verb use up, consume fully
- rends«2/5
rend
- verb tear or be torn violently
rive; pull; rip.
- The curtain ripped from top to bottom
- pull the cooked chicken into strips
- verb tear or be torn violently
- condescends«2/5
condescend
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- verb do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
deign; descend.
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- commends«2/5
commend
- verb express approval of
- verb present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence
- His paintings commend him to the artistic world
- verb express approval of
- apprehends«2/5
apprehend
- verb get the meaning of something
grok; dig; comprehend; grasp; compass; savvy; get the picture.
- Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
- verb take into custody
nab; cop; pick up; nail; arrest; collar.
- the police nabbed the suspected criminals
- verb get the meaning of something
- appends«2/5
append
- verb add to the very end
affix; add on; supplement.
- He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language
- verb fix to; attach
tack on; tack; tag on; hang on.
- append a charm to the necklace
- verb add to the very end
- befriends«2/5
befriend
- verb become friends with
- John and Eric soon became friends
- Have you made friends yet in your new environment?
- verb become friends with
- wends«2/5
wend
- verb direct one's course or way
- wend your way through the crowds
- verb direct one's course or way
- stipends«2/5
stipend
- noun a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose
- noun a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose
- portends«2/5
portend
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb indicate by signs
- bookends«2/5
bookend
- noun a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
- noun a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
- kalends«2/5
- impends«1/5
impend
- verb be imminent or about to happen
- Changes are impending
- verb be imminent or about to happen
- emends«1/5
emend
- verb make improvements or corrections to
- the text was emended in the second edition
- verb make improvements or corrections to
- upends«1/5
upend
- verb become turned or set on end
- the airplanes upended
- verb set, turn, or stand on end
- upend the box and empty the contents
- verb become turned or set on end
- unbends«1/5
unbend
- verb straighten up or out; make straight
straighten.
- verb unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
- verb straighten up or out; make straight
- addends«1/5
addend
- noun a number that is added to another number (the augend)
- noun a number that is added to another number (the augend)
- distends«1/5
distend
- verb become wider
dilate.
- His pupils were dilated
- verb cause to expand as it by internal pressure
- The gas distended the animal's body
- verb become wider
- vends«1/5
vend
- verb sell or offer for sale from place to place
monger; pitch; peddle; hawk; huckster.
- verb sell or offer for sale from place to place
- misapprehends«1/5
misapprehend
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; misconceive; be amiss; misconstrue.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- reverends«1/5
reverend
- noun a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
clergyman; man of the cloth.
- noun a title of respect for a clergyman
- noun a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
- fends«1/5
fend
- verb try to manage without help
- The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died
- verb withstand the force of something
resist; stand.
- The trees resisted her
- stand the test of time
- The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow
- verb try to manage without help
- superintends«1/5
superintend
- verb watch and direct
oversee; manage; supervise.
- Who is overseeing this project?
- verb watch and direct
- prehends«1/5
prehend
- verb take hold of; grab
clutch; seize.
- The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter
- She clutched her purse
- The mother seized her child by the arm
- Birds of prey often seize small mammals
- verb take hold of; grab
- prebends«1/5
prebend
- noun the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon
- noun the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon
- backbends«1/5
backbend
- noun an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor
- noun an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor
- calends«1/5
calends
The first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar. Written also kalends .
- adherends«1/5
- pends«1/5
pend
Oil cake; penock. India
- abends«1/5
- resends«1/5
- downtrends«1/5
downtrends
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- uptrends«1/5
- countertrends«1/5
Derived words of ends
- friendship«Word Popularity Bar5/5
friendship
- noun the state of being friends (or friendly)
friendly relationship.
- noun the state of being friends (or friendly)
- friendships«4/5
friendship
- noun the state of being friends (or friendly)
friendly relationship.
- noun the state of being friends (or friendly)
- trendsetting«1/5
trendsetting
- adjective satellite initiating or popularizing a trend
trend-setting.
- adjective satellite initiating or popularizing a trend
- jugendstil«1/5
- trendsetters«1/5
trendsetters
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- trendsetter«1/5
trendsetter
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `ends`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `ends`, some are not.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `ends`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `ends`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.