trend.
An inclination in a particular direction.
Meaning & usage
An inclination in a particular direction.
Her trend is to dump boyfriends when it gets serious.
the upward trend of stock-market prices
A tendency.
There is a trend, these days, for people in films not to smoke.
A fad or fashion style.
Miniskirts were one of the biggest trends of the 1960s.
An innovation, or a development of innovations.
New trends in AI research are resulting in new opportunities.
A general development over distance.
The trend of the boundary goes around the mountains.
A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points; the shift over time represented by such a curve on a graph.
The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the bill.
The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
Synonym of street takeover
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *trandijan Old English trendan Middle English trenden English trend From Middle English trenden (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Old English trendan (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *trandijan (“to turn, roll, revolve”), apparently derived from a strong verb Proto-West Germanic *trindan. Cognate with Dutch trent (“circumference”). Akin to Old English trinde (“ball”), Old English tryndel (“circle, ring”). More at trindle, trundle.
To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.
The shore of the sea trends to the southwest.
To cause to turn; to bend.
To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.
What topics have been trending on social networks this week?
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *trandijan Old English trendan Middle English trenden English trend From Middle English trenden (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Old English trendan (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *trandijan (“to turn, roll, revolve”), apparently derived from a strong verb Proto-West Germanic *trindan. Cognate with Dutch trent (“circumference”). Akin to Old English trinde (“ball”), Old English tryndel (“circle, ring”). More at trindle, trundle.
Clean wool.
Where this word comes from
Compare German trennen (“to separate”).
To cleanse or clean (something, usually wool).
Where this word comes from
Compare German trennen (“to separate”).
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