rends / wrens [rɛnz]
rends – n. & v. – n. pl. of rend – 1. tears, splits, divisions, ruptures; 2. naut. – breaks in parts of a wooden ship; v. 3rd pers. pres. sing. of rend – 1. pulls apart by force; 2. steals from someone; 3. rips out of the ground or settled position, uproots; 4. lacerates, wounds deeply; 5. bursts open; 6. causes emotional pain; 7. reduced down
wrens – n. pl. of wren – 1. Ornithology – small, often brown birds of the genus, Troglodites, native to Europe