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Flexion :: Flexion (n.) The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; -- distinguished from extension.

Unbend :: Unbend (v. i.) To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.

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..

Kneel :: Kneel (v. i.) To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down.

Stool :: Stool (n.) A plant from which layers are propagated by bending its branches into the soil.

Lap :: Lap (n.) To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth..

Incurvity :: Incurvity (n.) A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards.

Circumnutation :: Circumnutation (n.) The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stems of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants..

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

Flexor :: Flexor (n.) A muscle which bends or flexes any part; as, the flexors of the arm or the hand; -- opposed to extensor..

Intorsion :: Intorsion (n.) The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical..

Crincum :: Crincum (n.) A twist or bend; a turn; a whimsey.

Pliers :: Pliers (n. pl.) A kind of small pinchers with long jaws, -- used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire, for handling small objects such as the parts of a watch, etc..

Intention :: Intention (n.) A stretching or bending of the mind toward of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.

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

Sny :: Sny (n.) An upward bend in a piece of timber; the sheer of a vessel.

Bow :: Bow (v. i.) To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; -- often with down..

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

Hook :: Hook (v. i.) To bend; to curve as a hook.

Boisterous :: Boisterous (a.) Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful.

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