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- [bend]
- /bɛnd/
- /bend/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bend]
- /bɛnd/
Definitions of bends word
- noun plural bends the severe pain in the limbs, joints, and abdomen during decompression sickness 3
- verb with object bends to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop. 1
- verb with object bends to direct or turn in a particular direction: to bend one's energies to the task. 1
- verb with object bends to cause to submit or yield: to bend someone to one's will. 1
- verb with object bends to modify or relax (restrictions, regulations, etc.) temporarily or in certain circumstances: to bend the rules. 1
- verb with object bends to incline mentally (usually followed by to or toward): bending his thoughts back toward his childhood. 1
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Origin of bends
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English benden (v.) Old English bendan to bind, bend (a bow); cognate with Middle High German benden, Old Norse benda; akin to Old Norse band band. See band3
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Parts of speech for Bends
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bends popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bends usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bends
noun bends
- aeroembolism — an embolism of air bubbles often caused by surgery, induced abortion, or decompression sickness
- air embolism — the presence in the tissues and blood of a gas, such as air or nitrogen bubbles, caused by an injection of air or, in the case of nitrogen, by an abrupt and substantial reduction in the ambient pressure
- caisson disease — decompression sickness
- decompression sickness — a disorder characterized by severe pain in muscles and joints, cramp, and difficulty in breathing, caused by a sudden and sustained decrease in air pressure, resulting in the deposition of nitrogen bubbles in the tissues
- angles — Plural form of angle.
verb bends
- banks — Iain (Menzies). 1954–2013, Scottish novelist and science fiction writer. His novels include The Wasp Factory (1984), The Crow Road (1992), and The Steep Approach to Garbadale (2007); science-fiction (under the name Iain M. Banks) includes Look to Windward (2000)
- beetles — Plural form of beetle.
- collapses — Plural form of collapse.
- converts — Plural form of convert.
- creases — Plural form of crease.