Definition of bent

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Bent (n.) A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass..

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Debentured :: Debentured (a.) Entitled to drawback or debenture; as, debentured goods..
Crouch :: Crouch (v. i.) To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear..
Hog :: Hog (v. i.) To become bent upward in the middle, like a hog's back; -- said of a ship broken or strained so as to have this form..
Stoop :: Stoop (v. i.) To bend the upper part of the body downward and forward; to bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or walking; to assume habitually a bent position.
Benthal :: Benthal (a.) Relating to the deepest zone or region of the ocean.
Superincumbent :: Superincumbency (n.) The quality or state of being superincumbent.
Refracted :: Refracted (a.) Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken; as, a refracted stem or leaf..
Uncinate :: Uncinate (a.) Hooked; bent at the tip in the form of a hook; as, an uncinate process..
Oxbow :: Oxbow (n.) A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river..
Semiflexed :: Semiflexed (a.) Half bent.
Lugsail :: Lugsail (n.) A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail.
Fill :: Fill (a.) To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a throne; the president fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair..
Resorbent :: Resorbent (a.) Swallowing up.
Incumbent :: Incumbent (a.) Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird..
Arcuated :: Arcuated (a.) Bent or curved in the form of a bow.
Knock-kneed :: Knock-kneed (a.) Having the legs bent inward so that the knees touch in walking.
Bent :: Bent (n.) Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.
Incurvity :: Incurvity (n.) A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards.
Affection :: Affection (n.) Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency..
Flection :: Flection (n.) The act of bending, or state of being bent..
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