| Main Entry: | bend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curve |
Synonyms: |
angle, arc, bending, bow, corner, crook, curvation, curvature, deflection, deviation, flection, flexure, hook, lean, loop, round, sag, shift, tack, tilt, turn, twist, yaw, zigzag |
Antonyms: |
line |
| Main Entry: | bend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | form or cause a curve |
Synonyms: |
angle away, angle off, arch, bow, buckle, camber, careen, circle, contort, crimp, crinkle, crook, crouch, curl, deflect, deform, detour, double, droop, flex, genuflect, hook, incline, incurvate, lean, loop, pervert, round, spiral, stoop, swerve, tilt, turn, twist, veer, verge, warp, waver, wilt, wind, yaw, zigzag |
Antonyms: |
straighten |
| Main Entry: | bend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | persuade; influence |
Synonyms: |
change mind, compel, direct, mold, shape, subdue, submit, sway, yield |
| Main Entry: | angle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shape formed by two lines meeting at a point |
Synonyms: |
V, Y, bend, corner, crook, crotch, cusp, decline, divergence, dogleg, edge, elbow, flare, flection, flexure, fork, incline, intersection, knee, nook, notch, obliquity, point, slant, turn, turning, twist |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work hard |
Synonyms: |
address, be diligent, be industrious, bear down, bend, buckle down, commit, concentrate, dedicate, devote, dig, direct, give, give all one's got, give best shot, give old college try, grind, hammer away, hit the ball, hustle*, knuckle down, make effort, peg away, persevere, plug*, pour it on, pull out all stops, scratch, study, sweat*, throw, try, turn |
| Main Entry: | arc |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curve |
Synonyms: |
arch, bend, bow, crescent, curvation, curvature, half-moon, round |
| Notes: | ark is a large, commodious boat and arc is something shaped like a curve or arch; a segment of a circle |
| Main Entry: | arch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curve, curved structure |
Synonyms: |
arc, archway, bend, bow, curvature, dome, semicircle, span, vault |
| Main Entry: | arch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | curve |
Synonyms: |
arc, bend, bow, bridge, camber, extend, form, hook, hump, hunch, round, shape, span, stretch |
| Main Entry: | bank |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lean or tilt |
Synonyms: |
bend, camber, cant, incline, pitch, slant, slope |
Antonyms: |
straighten |
| Main Entry: | bow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bend from waist |
Synonyms: |
angle, arc, arch, bend, bending, bob, curtsy, curvation, curvature, curve, flection, flexure, genuflection, inclination, kowtow, nod, obeisance, round, salaam, turn, turning |
Antonyms: |
straighten |