Definition of bend

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Bend (n.) Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.

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Unbend :: Unbend (v. t.) A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care..
Turn :: Turn (n.) One of the successive portions of a course, or of a series of occurrences, reckoning from change to change; hence, a winding; a bend; a meander..
Timber :: Timber (n.) A rib, or a curving piece of wood, branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a vertical direction. One timber is composed of several pieces united..
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.
Palette :: Palette (n.) One of the plates covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows.
Pliant :: Pliant (v.) Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Also used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart..
Seal :: Seal (n.) An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a draintrap..
Rompu :: Rompu (a.) Broken, as an ordinary; cut off, or broken at the top, as a chevron, a bend, or the like..
Chapter :: Chapter (n.) An assembly of monks, or of the prebends and other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual, or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean..
Cope :: Cope (v. i.) To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.
Stubby :: Stubborn (a.) Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule..
Plashing :: Plashing (n.) The cutting or bending and intertwining the branches of small trees, as in hedges..
Manometer :: Manometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of gases, steam, etc., constructed usually on the principle of allowing the gas to exert its elastic force in raising a column of mercury in an open tube, or in compressing a portion of air or other gas in a closed tube with mercury or other liquid intervening, or in bending a metallic or other spring so as to set in motion an index; a pressure gauge. See Pressure, and Illust. of Air pump..
Hinge :: Hinge (v. t.) To bend.
Curb :: Curb (v. i.) To bend; to crouch; to cringe.
Peen :: Peen (v. t.) To draw, bend, or straighten, as metal, by blows with the peen of a hammer or sledge..
Courtesy :: Courtesy (n.) An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women, consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body, with bending of the knees..
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..
Bend :: Bend (v. t.) To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline.
Boughty :: Boughty (a.) Bending.
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