reins

See also: Rèins

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹeɪnz/
• Homophones: rains, reigns

Etymology 1

See rein

Noun

reins

1. plural of rein

Verb

reins

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rein

Etymology 2

From Old French reins, see also rein in French.

Noun

reins

1. (archaic) The kidneys.
2. The lower part of the back.
3. (architecture) The parts of a vault between the crown and the spring or abutment, including, and having especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of the vault.

Further reading

• “reins”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• ESRIN, Isner, Rines, Siren, resin, rines, rinse, risen, serin, siren

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Dutch

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Adjective

reins

1. (deprecated template usage) Partitive form of rein

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɛ̃/

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Noun

reins m pl

1. plural of rein

Noun

reins m pl (plural only)

1. small of the back; waist

Further reading

• “reins”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• serin

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Old French

Noun

reins m pl

1. small of the back; lower back
2. oblique plural of rein
3. nominative singular of rein