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NOUN | 1 | bend, crook, turn | A circular segment of a curve |
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2 | bend, bending | Movement that causes the formation of a curve | |
3 | bend, curve | Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) | |
4 | bend, fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp | An angular or rounded shape made by folding | |
5 | Bend | A town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range | |
6 | bend, bend dexter | Diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left | |
VERB | 1 | bend, flex | Form a curve |
2 | bend | Change direction | |
3 | bend, flex, deform, twist, turn | Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form | |
4 | bend, crouch, stoop, bow | Bend one's back forward from the waist on down | |
5 | bend, deflect, turn away | Turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest | |
6 | bend, flex | Bend a joint |
Sounds | beh'nd |
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Rhymes | amend, append, apprehend, and 47 more rhymes in ehnd at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A circular segment of a curve. |
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Examples | "a bend in the road" |
Synonyms | crook, turn |
Narrower | bight |
Broader | curve, curved shape |
Verbs | bend; bend |
Meaning | Movement that causes the formation of a curve. |
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Synonyms | bending |
Narrower | deflection, deflexion, refraction |
Broader | movement, motion |
Meaning | Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.). |
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Synonyms | curve |
Category | river |
Part of | road, route |
Narrower | blind curve, blind bend; elbow; hairpin bend |
Broader | section, segment |
Verbs | bend |
Meaning | An angular or rounded shape made by folding. |
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Examples | "a bend of his elbow" |
Synonyms | fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp |
Narrower | pleat, plait; kink, twist, twirl; pucker, ruck |
Broader | angular shape, angularity |
Verbs | bend; bend |
Meaning | A town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range. |
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Part of | Oregon, Beaver State, OR |
Broader | town |
Meaning | Diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left. |
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Synonyms | bend dexter |
Broader | ordinary |
Meaning | Form a curve. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Model | The glass tubes bend |
Examples | "The stick does not bend" |
Synonyms | flex |
Entailed by | hunch, hump, hunch forward, hunch over |
Narrower | crook, curve; arch, curve, arc; incurvate; retroflex, replicate; lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle; crouch, stoop, bend, bow; double over, double, double up; fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel; curl up, curl, draw in |
Broader | change shape, change form, deform |
Contrary | straighten, unbend |
Nouns | bend; bender; bend |
Meaning | Change direction. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
Examples | "The road bends" |
Broader | turn |
Nouns | bend; bender; bend |
Meaning | Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Model | They bend the glass tubes |
Examples | "bend the rod" |
Synonyms | flex, deform, twist, turn |
Entailed by | curl, curve, kink |
Narrower | indent, dent; incurvate; gnarl; crank; convolve, convolute |
Broader | change shape, change form, deform |
Contrary | unbend |
Nouns | bender; bend |
Meaning | Bend one's back forward from the waist on down. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Synonyms | crouch, stoop, bow |
Entails | change posture |
Narrower | squinch; huddle, cower |
Broader | bend, flex |
Meaning | Turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | deflect, turn away |
Broader | turn |
Meaning | Bend a joint. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "bend your knees" |
Synonyms | flex |
Broader | move |