reins
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reins¹
- /ɹeɪnz/
Sounds like rains, reigns · Rhymes with -eɪnz
Where it comes from
See rein
noun
- plural of rein
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of rein
reins²
- /ɹeɪnz/
Sounds like rains, reigns · Rhymes with -eɪnz
Where it comes from
From Old French reins, from Latin rēnes (“kidneys”); see also French rein. Doublet of renal.
noun
- The kidneys.
- The loins; the lower part of the back (where the kidneys are located).
- The seat of affections, feelings, and passions (once thought to have been the kidneys). For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
- Part of the supporting structure of a vault between the crown and the abutment. [The Cathedral] of Perpignan has this peculiarity; its vaults, though supported on intersecting arches, are built in accordance with Roman methods, which further prevail both in the forms of the terra-cotta materials, and in the manner of their application. The reins of the vault, which measures som
Reins³
proper noun
- plural of Rein
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rein in, draw rein, harness, rule, snaffle, bridle, rennes, hands, grips, reigns, reindeers, ropes, triest, authority, power, sway
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title = {reins},
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