Definition of bent

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Bent (v.) Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.

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Brachyura :: Brachyura (n. pl.) A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs, characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneath the large cephalo-thorax. [Also spelt Brachyoura.] See Crab, and Illustration in Appendix..
Reverted :: Reverted (a.) Turned back; reversed. Specifically: (Her.) Bent or curved twice, in opposite directions, or in the form of an S..
#NAME? :: -ite () A suffix denoting one of a party, a sympathizer with or adherent of, and the like, and frequently used in ridicule; as, a Millerite; a Benthamite..
Saddle-shaped :: Saddle-shaped (a.) Bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without being broken at top; -- said of strata..
Bent :: Bent (v.) A transverse frame of a framed structure.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.
Debenture :: Debenture (n.) A customhouse certificate entitling an exporter of imported goods to a drawback of duties paid on their importation.
Spoliation :: Spoliation (v. t.) The act of an incumbent in taking the fruits of his benefice without right, but under a pretended title..
Recumbent :: Recumbent (a.) Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle..
Notorhizal :: Notorhizal (a.) Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of one of the cotyledons; incumbent.
Hoop :: Hoop (n.) A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc..
Generatrix :: Generatrix (n.) That which generates; the point, or the mathematical magnitude, which, by its motion, generates another magnitude, as a line, surface, or solid; -- called also describent..
Curve :: Curve (a.) Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface..
Prop :: Prop (v.) That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a building..
Arcuation :: Arcuation (n.) The act of bending or curving; incurvation; the state of being bent; crookedness.
Fiorin :: Fiorin (n.) A species of creeping bent grass (Agrostis alba); -- called also fiorin grass.
Inflexible :: Inflexible (a.) Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.
Bent :: Bent (n.) A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass..
Bendable :: Bendable (a.) Capable of being bent.
Bent :: Bent (n.) Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.
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