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fender
fend·er / ˈfendər/ • n. 1. a thing used to keep something off or prevent a collision, in particular: ∎ the mudguard or area around the wheel well of a vehicle. ∎ a plastic cylinder, tire, etc., hung over a ship's side to protect it against impact. ∎ a metal frame at the front of a locomotive or streetcar for pushing aside obstacles on the line; a cowcatcher. 2. a low frame bordering a fireplace to contain burning materials. |
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"fender." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fender." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fender005.html "fender." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fender005.html |
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fender, an appliance lowered over the side of a vessel to prevent chafing when lying alongside another vessel, or a wharf or pier, or to take the shock of a bump when going alongside. Fenders come in many shapes and sizes, and are nowadays generally air filled and made of rubber or synthetic moulding.
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"fender." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fender." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-fender.html "fender." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-fender.html |
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fender
•bedder, cheddar, Edda, Enzedder, header, Kedah, shedder, shredder, spreader, tedder, threader, treader, Vedda
•elder, Griselda, welder, Zelda
•addenda, agenda, amender, ascender, attender, bender, blender, Brenda, contender, corrigenda, descender, engender, extender, fazenda, fender, gender, Glenda, Gwenda, hacienda, Länder, lender, mender, offender, pudenda, recommender, referenda, render, sender, slender, spender, splendour (US splendor), surrender, suspender, tender, Venda, weekender, Wenda
•parascender • bartender
•homesteader • newsvendor
•spot-welder
•abrader, Ada, blockader, crusader, dissuader, evader, fader, grader, Grenada, invader, masquerader, Nader, parader, persuader, raider, Rigveda, Seder, serenader, trader, upgrader, Veda, wader
•attainder, remainder
•rollerblader
•Aïda, bleeder, Breda, breeder, cedar, conceder, corrida, Derrida, Elfreda, Etheldreda, feeder, follow-my-leader, interceder, interpleader, kneader, leader, Leda, Lieder, misleader, pleader, reader, seceder, seeder, speeder, stampeder, succeeder, weeder
•fielder, midfielder, wielder, yielder
•outfielder • bandleader • ringleader
•cheerleader • copyreader
•mind-reader • sight-reader
•stockbreeder • proofreader
•newsreader
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"fender." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fender." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-fender.html "fender." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-fender.html |
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