bend (noun)

  • 41S-shaped bend — /ˌɛs ʃeɪpt ˈbɛnd/ (say .es shaypt bend) noun → swan neck …

  • 42Tailem Bend — /ˌteɪləm ˈbɛnd/ (say .tayluhm bend) noun a town in south eastern SA, south west of Murray Bridge …

  • 43U-bend — ► NOUN ▪ a section of a pipe, in particular of a waste pipe, shaped like a U …

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  • 44pitch bend — noun 1. The technique of modifying the pitch of a musical note 2. The facility to do this • • • Main Entry: ↑pitch * * * n. a mechanism in a synthesizer that enables the player to change the pitch of the note played by a small amount …

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  • 45becket bend — noun a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) • Syn: ↑sheet bend, ↑weaver s knot, ↑weaver s hitch • Hypernyms: ↑hitch * * * noun : sheet bend * …

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  • 46hawser bend — noun a knot uniting the ends of two lines • Hypernyms: ↑knot * * * noun : a method of joining the ends of two heavy ropes by means of seizings * * * a knot uniting the ends of two lines. [1895 1900] * * * hawser bend, = sheet bend. (Cf. ↑sheet… …

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  • 47South Bend — noun a city in northern Indiana • Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center • Part Holonyms: ↑Indiana, ↑Hoosier State, ↑IN * * * (ˈ)sau̇th|bend adjective …

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  • 48anchor bend — noun : fisherman s bend * * * anchor bend, = fisherman s bend. (Cf. ↑fisherman s bend) …

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  • 49U-bend — noun A U shaped bend, usually the bend in a waste pipe …

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  • 50blind bend — noun a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving • Syn: ↑blind curve • Hypernyms: ↑bend, ↑curve …

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