'Reins' definitions:
Definition of 'Reins'
From: GCIDE
- Reins \Reins\ (r[=a]nz), n. pl. [F. rein, pl. reins, fr. L. ren, pl. renes.]
- 1. The kidneys; also, the region of the kidneys; the loins. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The inward impulses; the affections and passions; -- so called because formerly supposed to have their seat in the part of the body where the kidneys are. [1913 Webster]
- My reins rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. --Prov. xxiii. 16. [1913 Webster]
- I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts. --Rev. ii. 23. [1913 Webster]
- Reins of a vault (Arch.), the parts between the crown and the spring or abutment, including, and having especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of the vault. The reins are to a vault nearly what the haunches are to an arch, and when a vault gives way by thrusting outward, it is because its reins are not sufficiently filled up. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Reins'
From: Easton
- Reins the kidneys, the supposed seat of the desires and affections; used metaphorically for "heart." The "reins" and the "heart" are often mentioned together, as denoting the whole moral constitution of man (Ps. 7:9; 16:7; 26:2; 139:13; Jer. 17:10, etc.).
Synonyms of 'reins'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- back band,
- backstrap,
- bearing rein,
- bellyband,
- bilbo,
- bit,
- blinders,
- blinds,
- bond,
- bonds,
- breeching,
- bridle,
- camisole,
- caparison,
- cavesson,
- chains,
- checkrein,
- cheekpiece,
- chinband,
- cinch,
- collar,
- crownband,
- crupper,
- cuffs,
- curb,
- fetter,
- gag,
- gag swivel,
- girth,
- gyves,
- hackamore,
- halter,
- hames,
- hametugs,
- hamper,
- handcuffs,
- harness,
- headgear,
- headstall,
- helm,
- hip straps,
- hobbles,
- hopples,
- irons,
- jaquima,
- jerk line,
- leading strings,
- leash,
- lines,
- manacle,
- martingale,
- muzzle,
- noseband,
- Oregon boat,
- pillory,
- pole strap,
- reins of government,
- restraint,
- restraints,
- ribbons,
- rudder,
- saddle,
- shackle,
- shaft tug,
- side check,
- snaffle,
- stocks,
- straightjacket,
- strait-waistcoat,
- straitjacket,
- stranglehold,
- surcingle,
- tack,
- tackle,
- tether,
- tiller,
- trammel,
- trammels,
- trappings,
- tug,
- wheel,
- winker braces,
- yoke
Words containing 'Reins'
- Rein,
- Reined,
- Reining,
- To rein in,
- To rein up,
- rein in,
- Bearing rein,
- Bridle rein,
- Gag rein,
- Reine Claude,
- Reins of a vault,
- To give rein,
- To give the rein to,
- To take the reins,
- draw rein,
- free rein,
- leading rein,
- rein orchid,
- rein orchis,
- Reine Claude Violette,
- alaska rein orchid,
- bog rein orchid,
- coastal rein orchid,
- round-leaved rein orchid