curve

Speech parts

1. curve - Noun

2. curve - Adjective

3. curve - Verb

Meaning

Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface.

A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal.

A line described according to some low, and having no finite portion of it a straight line.

To bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to cause to swerve from a straight course; as, to curve a ball in pitching it.

To bend or turn gradually from a given direction; as, the road curves to the right.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bend arc curvature twist kink crook veer swerve arch bender turn warp wind trend bow
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Antonyms

area line free develop hard stay
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Hypernyms

bend form line turn section flex

Hyponyms

arch bell crescent bend helix yaw

Phrases with the word

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Derivatives

curved curving

Anagrams

cruve

Examples

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her hips curve nicely Source: Internet

He crooked his index finger Source: Internet

the road curved sharply Source: Internet

the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling Source: Internet

The car cut to the left at the intersection Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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