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Garter :: Garter (n.) Same as Bendlet.

Refract :: Refract (n.) To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off.

Recurviroster :: Recurviroster (n.) A bird whose beak bends upward, as the avocet..

Strain :: Strain (a.) To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as forces on a beam to bend it..

Intorsion :: Intorsion (n.) A winding, bending, or twisting..

Perbend :: Perbend (n.) See Perpender.

Nyctitropic :: Nyctitropic (a.) Turning or bending at night into special positions.

Prebend :: Prebend (n.) A payment or stipend; esp., the stipend or maintenance granted to a prebendary out of the estate of a cathedral or collegiate church with which he is connected. See Note under Benefice..

Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To bend or turn over the point of (something that has been driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as, to clinch a nail..

Bow :: Bow (v. t.) To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension..

Bulge :: Bulge (n.) A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall..

Cranked :: Cranked (a.) Formed with, or having, a bend or crank; as, a cranked axle..

Bend :: Bend (v. t.) To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline.

Crouch :: Crouch (v. i.) To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe.

Bought :: Bought (n.) A flexure; a bend; a twist; a turn; a coil, as in a rope; as the boughts of a serpent..

Deflect :: Deflect (v. t.) To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected..

Cope :: Cope (v. i.) To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.

Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs..

Recurvation :: Recurvation (n.) The act of recurving, or the state of being recurved; a bending or flexure backward..

Sag :: Sag (v. t.) To cause to bend or give way; to load.

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