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scend also send  (snd) Nautical
intr.v. scend·ed also send·ed, scend·ing also send·ing, scends also sends
To heave upward on a wave or swell.
n.
The rising movement of a ship on a wave or swell.

[Probably alteration (influenced by descend or ascend) of send.]

sending
  • granulated sugar - So called because the last step in processing white table sugar is sending it through a granulator, where it is dried and formed into tiny grains.
  • mission - First denoted sending the Holy Spirit into the world, from Latin mittere, "send."
  • perennial - First meant "remaining leafy throughout the year"; plants living three or more years—dying aboveground and sending up fresh growth every year—are perennials.
  • radio - An abbreviation of radiotelegraphy, the sending of messages by electromagnetic rays.
  • ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
    Noun1.sending - the act of causing something to go (especially messages)sending - the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
    causation, causing - the act of causing something to happen
    transmission, transmittal, transmitting - the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted


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