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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 |