TENDING Synonyms

• a loving feeling

• feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others

• encouragement; aiding the development of something

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

• the act of observing; taking a patient look

• foster the growth of

• prepare for crops

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

• be successful; achieve a goal

• be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

• watch and direct

• achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

• carry on or function

• handle effectively

• that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

• recall or remembrance

• an opinion formed by judging something

• an important intellectual

• attention

• your intention; what you intend to do

• knowledge and intellectual ability

• be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by

• be concerned with or about something or somebody

• be in charge of or deal with

• pay close attention to; give heed to

• be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to

• keep in mind

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

• a person appointed to a high office in the government

• a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador

• the job of a head of a government department

• attend to the wants and needs of others

• work as a minister

• the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

• help develop, help grow

• look after a child until it is an adult

• provide with nourishment

• watch and direct

• a person who keeps watch over something or someone

• the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage

• a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

• a posture of defence in boxing or fencing

• the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team

• a military unit serving to protect some place or person

• a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

• the duty of serving as a sentry

• (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles

• a position on a basketball team

• to keep watch over

• watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect

• protect against a challenge or attack

• take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence

• an elevated geological formation

• an inclined surface connecting two levels

• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

• bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well

• lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow

• be at an angle

• feel favorably disposed or willing

• make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief

• lacking excess flesh

• lacking in mineral content or combustible material

• the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

• containing little excess

• not profitable or prosperous

• to incline or bend from a vertical position

• cause to lean or incline

• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

• rely on for support

• cause to lean to the side

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

• a person appointed to a high office in the government

• a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador

• the job of a head of a government department

• attend to the wants and needs of others

• work as a minister

• one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)

• a woman who is the custodian of children

• try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

• maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

• serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people

• treat carefully

• give suck to

• a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

• the act of testing something

• a race run on foot

• an unbroken series of events

• (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

• a regular trip

• the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

• the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation

• unrestricted freedom to use

• the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)

• a small stream

• a race between candidates for elective office

• a row of unravelled stitches

• the pouring forth of a fluid

• an unbroken chronological sequence

• a short trip

• move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

• have a particular form

• move along, of liquids

• perform as expected when applied

• change or be different within limits

• run, stand, or compete for an office or a position

• cause to emit recorded audio or video

• move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way

• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

• be operating, running or functioning

• change from one state to another

• cause to perform

• be affected by; be subjected to

• continue to exist

• occur persistently

• carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

• include as the content; broadcast or publicize

• conduct to completion

• pass over, across, or through

• cause something to pass or lead somewhere

• make without a miss

• deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor

• cause an animal to move fast

• be diffused

• sail before the wind

• cover by running; run a certain distance

• extend or continue for a certain period of time

• set animals loose to graze

• keep company

• run with the ball; in such sports as football

• travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means

• travel a route regularly

• pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

• compete in a race

• progress by being changed

• reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

• come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

• become undone

• a small portable timepiece

• a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

• a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

• the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

• the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

• look attentively

• follow with the eyes or the mind

• see or watch

• observe with attention

• be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful

• observe or determine by looking

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

• get down to; pay attention to; take seriously

• work for, or be a servant to

• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

• have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)

• be fond of; be attached to

• provide treatment for