Scend

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To heave upward on a wave or swell.
  • n. The rising movement of a ship on a wave or swell.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The rising motion of water as a wave passes; a surge
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Upward angular displacement of the hull of a vessel measured in a longitudinal vertical plane at right angles with and on either side of a horizontal transverse axis passing through the center of flotation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
  • Verb Form
    scended    scending    scends   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    arise    come up    go up    rise    uprise    lift    move up