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| administer |
to serve or act in a helpful way; tend (usually followed by "to"). [1/3 definitions] |
| attend |
to take care of; tend. [1/4 definitions] |
| care |
to watch over or tend to the needs of (usually followed by "for"). [1/8 definitions] |
| collocation |
in linguistics, the tendency of certain words to occur together in speech or writing with more frequency than chance would predict, or the particular ways that words tend to combine with each other within a particular language. [1/2 definitions] |
| colloid |
in chemistry, a suspension of a very finely ground or divided substance in a gas, liquid, or solid, such that suspended particles tend not to settle out. [1/3 definitions] |
| converge |
to tend toward unity or commonality, as of purpose or interest. [1/3 definitions] |
| cowgirl |
a young woman hired to herd and tend cattle, usu. on horseback, in the western United States. [1/2 definitions] |
| cultivate |
to tend and help (plants) grow. [1/5 definitions] |
| curate |
to tend the collections and oversee the activities of a museum, library, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| dinghy |
a small boat used to tend a larger one, usu. as a lifeboat or for short trips to shore and back. [1/2 definitions] |
| disoblige |
to neglect to tend to, or to go against the wishes of. [1/2 definitions] |
| doorkeeper |
one whose job is to guard or tend the entrance to a building. |
| doorman |
one whose job is to tend the entrance of an apartment house, hotel, or other building, and to assist residents or guests. |
| erotica |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) books, pictures, and the like that tend to arouse sexual feelings; erotic literature or art. |
| extreme sport |
one of a set of somewhat risky sports, such as downhill mountain biking, snowboarding, ice climbing, and bungee jumping, that tend to feature speed, height, dangerous depths, or exciting stunts, most often pursued by young adults. |
| fledge |
to tend (a young bird) and prepare it for flight. [1/4 definitions] |
| forester |
one employed to plant, tend, or supervise a forest. [1/2 definitions] |
| geriatrics |
(used with a sing. verb) the science concerned with the medical problems that tend to occur in old age. [1/2 definitions] |
| graze1 |
to tend (animals) at pasture. [1/4 definitions] |
| herd |
to drive, lead, or tend (a herd). [1/8 definitions] |
| husband |
to tend or take care of with an eye to conserving. [1/2 definitions] |
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