pend

Meanings

Plural: pends

Verb

To hang down; to cause something to hang down
To arch over (something); to vault.
To hang in reliance on; to depend (on or upon); to be contingent on.
To pen; to confine.
To consider pending; to delay or postpone (something).

Noun

An archway; especially, a vaulted passageway leading through a tenement-style building from the main street, giving access to the rear of the building or an internal courtyard.
oil cake

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French pendre (“to hang”), from Late Latin pendĕre, from Latin pendēre.

Synonyms

alley

Scrabble Score: 7

pend is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pend is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pend is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

pend is a valid Words With Friends word