Definition of bent

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Bent (v.) A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim.

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Semiflexed :: Semiflexed (a.) Half bent.
Reflected :: Reflected (a.) Bent backward or outward; reflexed.
Bent :: Bent (n.) A grass of the genus Agrostis, esp. Agrostis vulgaris, or redtop. The name is also used of many other grasses, esp. in America..
Anteflexion :: Anteflexion (n.) A displacement forward of an organ, esp. the uterus, in such manner that its axis is bent upon itself..
Vicar :: Vicar (n.) The incumbent of an appropriated benefice.
Nutant :: Nutant (a.) Nodding; having the top bent downward.
Flange :: Flange (v. i.) To be bent into a flange.
Incurvity :: Incurvity (n.) A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards.
Fret :: Fret (n.) An ornament consisting of smmall fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as in classical designs, or at obilique angles, as often in Oriental art..
Incumbently :: Incumbently (adv.) In an incumbent manner; so as to be incumbent.
Flexile :: Flexile (a.) Flexible; pliant; pliable; easily bent; plastic; tractable.
Void :: Void (a.) Having no incumbent; unoccupied; -- said of offices and the like.
Geniculate :: Geniculate (a.) Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal..
Decumbent :: Decumbent (a.) Reclining on the ground, as if too weak to stand, and tending to rise at the summit or apex; as, a decumbent stem..
Stabling :: Stable stand () The position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip; -- one of the four presumptions that a man intends stealing the king's deer..
Incumbency :: Incumbency (n.) That which is morally incumbent, or is imposed, as a rule, a duty, obligation, or responsibility..
Procumbent :: Procumbent (a.) Lying on the ground, but without putting forth roots; trailing; prostrate; as, a procumbent stem..
Scythe :: Scythe (n.) An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use..
Pliable :: Pliable (v.) Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant..
Crook :: Crook (n.) Any implement having a bent or crooked end.
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