rein

1. 1.

   one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse

   Broaderstrap

   Narrowerbearing reinleading rein

   Part ofbridle
2. 2.

   any means of control

   “he took up the reins of government”

   Broadercontrol

Other forms of rein

plural

reins·

past tense

reined·

present participle

reining·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rein

What does rein mean?

rein means "control and direct with or as if by reins". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rein?

rein has 1 syllable: rein. In IPA it is /ˈɹeɪn/.

What is another word for rein?

Close synonyms include harness, rein in, draw rein, rein in, rein in. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rein a common word?

rein is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with rein?

3 words rhyme with rein. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.