bend (noun)
91hell|bend|er — «HEHL BEHN duhr», noun. 1. a large salamander common especially in the Ohio River and its tributaries. 2. Slang. a long and reckless debauch or drunken frolic. ╂[American English < hell + bender that which bends] …
92knee|bend — «NEE BEHND», noun. an exercise in which a person alternately crouches on the toes and then rises to a standing position …
93mind-bend|er — «MYND BEHN duhr», noun. Slang. 1. a hallucinogenic drug: »The active ingredient is mescaline, the cactus derived mind bender (Science News). 2. a user of drugs, especially hallucinogenic drugs: »In recent years, youthful mind benders have tripped …
94flex — I. /flɛks / (say fleks) verb (t) 1. to bend (something pliant or jointed, as a part of the body). –verb (i) 2. to bend. –noun 3. a small, flexible insulated electric cable or wire especially for supplying power to movable domestic appliances.… …
95weaver's hitch — noun a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) • Syn: ↑sheet bend, ↑becket bend, ↑weaver s knot • Hypernyms: ↑hitch * * * noun see weaver s knot * * * …
96bendable — bend ► VERB (past and past part. bent) 1) give or have a curved or angled shape, form, or course. 2) lean or curve the body downwards; stoop. 3) force or be forced to give in. 4) interpret or modify (a rule) to suit oneself. 5) direct (one s… …
97bendy — bend ► VERB (past and past part. bent) 1) give or have a curved or angled shape, form, or course. 2) lean or curve the body downwards; stoop. 3) force or be forced to give in. 4) interpret or modify (a rule) to suit oneself. 5) direct (one s… …
98bight — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English byht bend, bay; akin to Old English būgan to bend more at bow Date: 15th century 1. a bend in a coast forming an open bay; also a bay formed by such a bend 2. a slack part or loop in a rope …
99saw set — noun a tool used to bend each alternate sawtooth at a slight angle outward • Hypernyms: ↑tool * * * noun : an instrument used to give set to sawteeth * * * an instrument used to bend out slightly the point of each alternate tooth of a saw so that …
100sigmoid flexure — noun the s shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum • Syn: ↑sigmoid colon • Hypernyms: ↑colon • Part Holonyms: ↑large intestine * * * noun 1. : an S shaped curve (as in …
