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bends::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aeroembolism, air embolism, caisson disease, decompression sickness, gas embolism |
| Type of | illness, malady, sickness, unwellness |
Examples of bends
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He bends the front fork the first day out, and works for Len to earn its repair.
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You won't succeed, since the sheet bends systematically along its entire length.
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Hold it out in front of you and look down the length to see if it bends or bows.
From the dailyherald.com
Cook bends over so far to be fair that you can almost feel the sinews straining.
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Bonfante Gardens'unusual circus trees are created from grafts, bends and weaves.
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Where he bends down and whispers thoughts to his favorite student, his only son.
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Along the way are hidden grottos and bends in the course flanking thick gardens.
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She buys a giant Pixie Stick and on the way out bends to find a tiny broken egg.
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Here's a phallic skyscraper, never built, that bends like a cattail in the wind.
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- A circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
- Form a curve; "The stick does not bend"
- Bending: movement that causes the formation of a curve
- Change direction; "The road bends"
- Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
- Flex: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
- Finger vibrato is vibrato produced on a string instrument by cyclic hand movements. Despite the name, normally the entire hand moves, and sometimes the entire upper arm. ...
- This is a list of types of bend knots. A bend knot is a knot used to join two lengths of rope. Although the reef knot can be used in this way, it is insecure when used as a bend and so is not classed as one.
- In music, a glissando (plural: glissandi, abbreviated gliss.) is a from one pitch to another. It is an Italianized musical term derived from the French glisser, to glide. In some contexts it is distinguished from the portamento. ...
