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Unbending :: Unbending (a.) Devoted to relaxation or amusement.

Intend :: Intend (v. t.) To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey..

Ply :: Ply (v. i.) To bend; to yield.

Hinge :: Hinge (v. t.) To bend.

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

Trap :: Trap (n.) A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain, soil pipe, sewer, etc., arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents passage of air or gas, but permits the flow of liquids..

Bent :: Bent () imp. & p. p. of Bend.

Wringbolt :: Wringbolt (n.) A bolt used by shipwrights, to bend and secure the planks against the timbers till they are fastened by bolts, spikes, or treenails; -- not to be confounded with ringbolt..

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

Crank :: Crank (n.) Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage..

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..

Genu :: Genu (n.) The kneelike bend, in the anterior part of the callosum of the brain..

Deflection :: Deflection (n.) The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation..

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..

Reflect :: Reflect (v.) To bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays of light; polished metals reflect heat..

Boughty :: Boughty (a.) Bending.

Synclinal :: Synclastic (a.) Curved toward the same side in all directions; -- said of surfaces which in all directions around any point bend away from a tangent plane toward the same side, as the surface of a sphere; -- opposed to anticlastic..

Prebend :: Prebend (n.) A prebendary.

Compliable :: Compliable (a.) Capable of bending or yielding; apt to yield; compliant.

Embow :: Embow (v. t.) To bend like a bow; to curve.

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