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Word: Scend
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 15th century (as a verb): alteration of send or descend. The noun dates from the early 18th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɛnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the push or surge created by a wave.
Short Definition:push or surge created by wave
Variant Forms:
- send
Word: Scend
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɛnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a vessel) pitch or surge up in a heavy sea
Short Definition:(of vessel) pitch or surge up in heavy sea
Examples:- she scended forward, heavily and sickly, on the long swell
Variant Forms:
- send
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