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mends

/mɛndz/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ɛndz

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From mend (noun, verb) + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, regular plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).

noun

Scotland, plural, plural only Recompense; restoration or reparation, especially (Christianity) from sin.
Similar: assyth, requite, satisfaction, amends, acquittal, bote, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, mends, quittal, recompensation
obsolete, plural, plural only Something given as compensation.
Scotland, obsolete, plural, plural only A means of making restoration or reparation; a remedy. she has the mends in her own hands.
Northern England, Scotland, plural, plural only Repair, restoration; also, healing, recovery.

noun

plural plural of mend

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of mend

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@misc{mends_2026,
  title = {mends},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mends},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}