Definition of flexible

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Flexible (a.) Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language..

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Tough :: Tough (superl.) Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow..
Impliable :: Impliable (a.) Not pliable; inflexible; inyielding.
Gird :: Gird (v. t.) To encircle or bind with any flexible band.
Lithely :: Lithely (adv.) In a lithe, pliant, or flexible manner..
Soft-finned :: Soft-finned (a.) Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible; without spines; -- said of certain fishes.
Flexibility :: Flexibility (n.) The state or quality of being flexible; flexibleness; pliancy; pliability; as, the flexibility of strips of hemlock, hickory, whalebone or metal, or of rays of light..
Wad :: Wad (n.) Specifically: A little mass of some soft or flexible material, such as hay, straw, tow, paper, or old rope yarn, used for retaining a charge of powder in a gun, or for keeping the powder and shot close; also, to diminish or avoid the effects of windage. Also, by extension, a dusk of felt, pasteboard, etc., serving a similar purpose..
Lythe :: Lythe (a.) Soft; flexible.
Withy :: Withy (a.) Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also, abounding in withes..
True-blue :: True-blue (n.) A person of inflexible integrity or fidelity.
Sea Willow :: Sea willow () A gorgonian coral with long flexible branches.
Hose :: Hose (n.) A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water, from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine..
Inflexible :: Inflexible (a.) Incapable of change; unalterable; immutable.
Spatula :: Spatula (n.) An implement shaped like a knife, flat, thin, and somewhat flexible, used for spreading paints, fine plasters, drugs in compounding prescriptions, etc. Cf. Palette knife, under Palette..
Switch :: Switch (n.) A small, flexible twig or rod..
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..
Flagelliform :: Flagelliform (a.) Shaped like a whiplash; long, slender, round, flexible, and (comming) tapering..
Lissome :: Lissome (a.) Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome.
Limsy :: Limsy (a.) Limp; flexible; flimsy.
Espauliere :: Espauliere (n.) A defense for the shoulder, composed of flexible overlapping plates of metal, used in the 15th century; -- the origin of the modern epaulette..
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