Rend and Tooth

Rend

Rend verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.

Tooth and rend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tooth" instead a verb "Rend".

Nearby Words: render, rending

Tooth

Tooth noun - Hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense.
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Synonyms for Tooth

Rend and tooth are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rend" instead a verb "Tooth".

Nearby Words: toot, toothsome, toothless, toothed, toothy

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Penny Dreadful The play's line "for claw will slash and tooth will rend/there cannot be a happy end".
  • Series / Penny Dreadful The werewolf play at the Grand Guignol in "Demimonde" returns as a Meaningful Echo in "Possession" when Vanessa dreams of Mina repeating the phrase "for claw will slash and tooth will rend/there cannot be a happy end", realizing Mina is at the theatre.
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