Words that rhyme with defends

n 1: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [syn: damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress] 2: something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends" [syn: reparation, amends]

n 1: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism, caisson disease, bends]

v 1: clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" [syn: cleanse, clean] 2: purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"