bends

Speech parts

1. bends - Noun

2. bends - Verb

Meaning

pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

decompression sickness aeroembolism caisson disease air embolism gas embolism arch crouch oxbow turn flex curve diffraction fold bending twist
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Antonyms

last remain continue maintain concrete demonstrate
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Hypernyms

illness sickness malady unwellness

Phrases with the word

diver's bends bends over backwards bends over backwards for

Examples

The arm of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Radiohead record, The Bends is my all-time favorite record on the planet. Tommy Lee

As unto the bow the cord is, So unto the man is woman Though she bends him, she obeys him, Though she draws him, yet she follows Useless each without the other. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The branch that bears the most fruit bends itself thankfully towards the ground. Persian Proverb

The immature rice stalk stands erect, while the mature stalk, heavy with grain, bends over. Cambodian Proverb

An iron rod bends while it is hot. Greek Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Bendorf bendrofluazide bendroflumethiazide bends over backwards bends over backwards for bendsome