bending
verb (used with object), bent or (Archaic) bend·ed; bend·ing.
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.to direct or turn in a particular direction: to bend one's energies to the task.verb (used without object), bent or (Archaic) bend·ed; bend·ing.
to become curved, crooked, or bent: a bow that bends easily.to assume a bent posture; stoop (often followed by over): to bend as one walks; to bend over and pick up something.noun
the act of bending.something that bends; curve; crook: a bend in the road; a bend in the curtain rod.bitstream
noun
a simple contiguous sequence of binary digits transmitted continuously over a communications path; a sequence of data in binary form.seborrhea
noun Pathology.
an excessive and abnormal discharge from the sebaceous glands.coombs
noun
combe.aunt
noun
the sister of one's father or mother.the wife of one's uncle.Chiefly New England and South Midland U.S. (used as a term of respectful address to an older woman who is not related to the speaker).Slang. an aging gay man.pockmark
noun
Usually pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like.a small pit or scar: a tabletop full of pockmarks.verb (used with object)
to mark or scar with or as with pockmarks: gopher holes pockmarking the field.
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