fends / fens / foehns [fɛnz]
fends – v. 3rd sing. of fend – 1. to ward off; 2. to defend; 3. make an effort to resist; 4. to attempt to manage without assistance
fens – n. pl. of fen – low, flat, swampy land, bogs, marshes
foehns – n. – a warm, dry wind coming off the lee slopes of a mountain range, especially off the northern slopes of the Alps