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bent
Overview of noun bent
The noun bent has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) bent, set -- (a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious")
2. bent, bent grass, bent-grass -- (grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens)
3. bent -- (an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges)
4. bent, knack, hang -- (a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it")
Overview of verb bend
The verb bend has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (23) bend, flex -- (form a curve; "The stick does not bend")
2. (11) bend -- (change direction; "The road bends")
3. (5) flex, bend, deform, twist, turn -- (cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar")
4. (3) crouch, stoop, bend, bow -- (bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse")
5. (1) deflect, bend, turn away -- (turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest)
6. flex, bend -- (bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees")
Overview of adj bent
The adj bent has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) bent -- (altered from an originally straight condition; "a bent wire")
2. bent, bent on, dead set, intent on, out to -- (fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event")
3. bended, bent -- (used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back")
4. bent, bowed, inclined -- (used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders")
5. bent, crumpled, dented -- (of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bent
4 senses of bent
Sense 1
bent, set
=> inclination, disposition, tendency
=> attitude, mental attitude
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
bent, bent grass, bent-grass
=> grass
=> gramineous plant, graminaceous plant
=> herb, herbaceous plant
=> vascular plant, tracheophyte
=> plant, flora, plant life
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
bent
=> grassland
=> tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
=> region
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> biome
=> community, biotic community
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
bent, knack, hang
=> endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment
=> natural ability
=> aptitude
=> ability, power
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun bent
1 of 4 senses of bent
Sense 2
bent, bent grass, bent-grass
=> velvet bent, velvet bent grass, brown bent, Rhode Island bent, dog bent, Agrostis canina
=> cloud grass, Agrostis nebulosa
=> creeping bent, creeping bentgrass, Agrostis palustris
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bent
4 senses of bent
Sense 1
bent, set
=> inclination, disposition, tendency
Sense 2
bent, bent grass, bent-grass
=> grass
Sense 3
bent
=> grassland
Sense 4
bent, knack, hang
=> endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment
Antonyms of noun bent
Member Holonyms of noun bent
1 of 4 senses of bent
Sense 2
bent, bent grass, bent-grass
MEMBER OF: Agrostis, genus Agrostis
Substance Holonyms of noun bent
Part Holonyms of noun bent
Member Meronyms of noun bent
Substance Meronyms of noun bent
Part Meronyms of noun bent
Meronyms of noun bent
Holonyms of noun bent
1 of 4 senses of bent
Sense 2
bent, bent grass, bent-grass
MEMBER OF: Agrostis, genus Agrostis
Attributes of noun bent
Derived Forms of noun bent
Domain of noun bent
Domain Terms of noun bent
Familiarity of noun bent
bent used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun bent
4 senses of bent
Sense 1
bent, set
> inclination, disposition, tendency
=> direction
=> drift, trend, movement
=> Call
=> denominationalism
=> devices
=> sympathy, understanding
=> favoritism, favouritism
=> proclivity, propensity, leaning
=> bent, set
=> literalism
=> perseveration
=> predisposition
=> favor, favour
=> disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval
=> partiality, partisanship
=> impartiality, nonpartisanship
Sense 2
bent, bent grass, bent-grass
> grass
=> beach grass
=> bunchgrass, bunch grass
=> midgrass
=> shortgrass, short-grass
=> sword grass
=> tallgrass, tall-grass
=> goat grass, Aegilops triuncalis
=> wheatgrass, wheat-grass
=> bent, bent grass, bent-grass
=> broom grass
=> tall oat grass, tall meadow grass, evergreen grass, false oat, French rye, Arrhenatherum elatius
=> brome, bromegrass
=> grama, grama grass, gramma, gramma grass
=> buffalo grass, Buchloe dactyloides
=> reed grass
=> burgrass, bur grass
=> sandbur, sandspur, field sandbur, Cenchrus tribuloides
=> finger grass
=> pampas grass, Cortaderia selloana
=> plumed tussock, toe toe, toetoe, Cortaderia richardii, Arundo richardii
=> Bermuda grass, devil grass, Bahama grass, kweek, doob, scutch grass, star grass, Cynodon dactylon
=> giant star grass, Cynodon plectostachyum
=> orchard grass, cocksfoot, cockspur, Dactylis glomerata
=> crabgrass, crab grass, finger grass
=> lyme grass
=> wild rye
=> love grass, bay grass
=> plume grass
=> fescue, fescue grass, meadow fescue, Festuca elatior
=> sheep fescue, sheep's fescue, Festuca ovina
=> silver grass
=> velvet grass, Yorkshire fog, Holcus lanatus
=> creeping soft grass, Holcus mollis
=> rye grass, ryegrass
=> nimblewill, nimble Will, Muhlenbergia schreberi
=> dallisgrass, dallis grass, paspalum, Paspalum dilatatum
=> Bahia grass, Paspalum notatum
=> knotgrass, Paspalum distichum
=> fountain grass, Pennisetum ruppelii, Pennisetum setaceum
=> feathertop, feathertop grass, Pennistum villosum
=> reed canary grass, gardener's garters, lady's laces, ribbon grass, Phalaris arundinacea
=> canary grass, birdseed grass, Phalaris canariensis
=> hardinggrass, Harding grass, toowomba canary grass, Phalaris aquatica, Phalaris tuberosa
=> timothy, herd's grass, Phleum pratense
=> bluegrass, blue grass
=> meadowgrass, meadow grass
=> munj, munja, Saccharum bengalense, Saccharum munja
=> bluestem, blue stem, Andropogon furcatus, Andropogon gerardii
=> cordgrass, cord grass
=> dropseed, drop-seed
=> rush grass, rush-grass
=> St. Augustine grass, Stenotaphrum secundatum, buffalo grass
=> cereal, cereal grass
=> zoysia
Sense 3
bent
> grassland
=> bent
=> hayfield, meadow
=> pasture, pastureland, grazing land, lea, ley
=> prairie
=> savanna, savannah
=> veld, veldt
Sense 4
bent, knack, hang
> endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment
=> bent, knack, hang
=> flair, genius
=> raw talent
Meronyms of noun bent
4 senses of bent
Sense 2
bent, bent grass, bent-grass
=> grass
=> gramineous plant, graminaceous plant
=> herb, herbaceous plant
HAS PART: vegetable, veggie
=> vascular plant, tracheophyte
HAS PART: vascular system
HAS PART: vessel, vas
HAS PART: vascular tissue
HAS PART: duct
HAS PART: vascular tissue
=> plant, flora, plant life
HAS PART: plant part, plant structure
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Holonyms of noun bent
1 of 4 senses of bent
Sense 2
bent, bent grass, bent-grass
MEMBER OF: Agrostis, genus Agrostis
MEMBER OF: Gramineae, family Gramineae, Graminaceae, family Graminaceae, Poaceae, family Poaceae, grass family
MEMBER OF: Graminales, order Graminales
MEMBER OF: Commelinidae, subclass Commelinidae
MEMBER OF: Monocotyledones, class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, Liliopsida, class Liliopsida
MEMBER OF: Angiospermae, class Angiospermae, Magnoliophyta, division Magnoliophyta, Anthophyta, division Anthophyta
MEMBER OF: Spermatophyta, division Spermatophyta
MEMBER OF: Plantae, kingdom Plantae, plant kingdom
Grep of noun bent
absorbent
adsorbent
bent
bent-grass
bent grass
bent hang
bentham
benthic division
benthonic zone
benthos
benton
bentonite
bentwood
brown bent
creeping bent
dog bent
incumbent
rhode island bent
sorbent
velvet bent
velvet bent grass
Antonyms of verb bend
2 of 6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, flex
Antonym of straighten (Sense 1)
=>straighten, unbend
Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
Antonym of unbend (Sense 3)
=>unbend
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bend
6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, flex
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Sense 2
bend
=> turn
=> move
Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> bend, flex
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Sense 5
deflect, bend, turn away
=> turn
=> move
Sense 6
flex, bend
=> move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bend
3 of 6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, flex
=> crook, curve
=> arch, curve, arc
=> incurvate
=> retroflex, replicate
=> lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
=> crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> double over, double, double up
=> fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
=> curl up, curl, draw in
Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> indent, dent
=> incurvate
=> gnarl
=> crank
=> convolve, convolute
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> squinch
=> huddle, cower
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bend
6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, flex
=> change shape, change form, deform
Sense 2
bend
=> turn
Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> change shape, change form, deform
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> bend, flex
Sense 5
deflect, bend, turn away
=> turn
Sense 6
flex, bend
=> move
'Cause To' of verb bend
Derived Forms of verb bend
3 of 6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, flex
RELATED TO>(adj) bendable#1
=> bendable, pliable, pliant
RELATED TO>(noun) bender#1
=> bender
RELATED TO>(noun) bend#1
=> bend, crook, twist, turn
RELATED TO>(noun) bend#4
=> fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
Sense 2
bend
RELATED TO>(noun) bender#3
=> curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender
RELATED TO>(noun) bend#1
=> bend, crook, twist, turn
RELATED TO>(noun) bend#3
=> bend, curve
Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
RELATED TO>(adj) bendable#1
=> bendable, pliable, pliant
RELATED TO>(noun) bender#1
=> bender
RELATED TO>(noun) bend#4
=> fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
Domain of verb bend
Domain Terms of verb bend
Familiarity of verb bend
bend used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb bend
6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, flex
EX: The glass tubes bend
Sense 2
bend
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
EX: They bend the glass tubes
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 5
deflect, bend, turn away
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 6
flex, bend
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb bend
6 senses of bend
Sense 1
bend, flex
> change shape, change form, deform
=> roll
=> granulate, grain
=> bulge, pouch, protrude
=> sharpen, taper, point
=> roll up, furl
=> flatten, flatten out
=> draw
=> deform
=> dinge, batter
=> twist, twine, distort
=> flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> bend, flex
=> unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend
=> start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
Sense 2
bend
> turn
=> twist
=> flip, flip over, turn over
=> turn on a dime
=> roll, turn over
=> roll over
=> swing around, swing about, turn around
=> flip, toss
=> port
=> face
=> turn off
=> turn away
=> gee
=> about-face
=> caracole
=> corner
=> overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over
=> bend
=> swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
=> deflect
=> deflect, bend, turn away
=> avert, turn away
=> turn out, splay, spread out, rotate
=> rotate, circumvolve
=> pivot, swivel
=> gyrate, spiral, coil
=> corkscrew, spiral
=> deviate, divert
=> pronate
Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
> change shape, change form, deform
=> roll
=> granulate, grain
=> bulge, pouch, protrude
=> sharpen, taper, point
=> roll up, furl
=> flatten, flatten out
=> draw
=> deform
=> dinge, batter
=> twist, twine, distort
=> flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> bend, flex
=> unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend
=> start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
> bend, flex
=> crook, curve
=> arch, curve, arc
=> incurvate
=> retroflex, replicate
=> lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
=> crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> double over, double, double up
=> fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
=> curl up, curl, draw in
Sense 5
deflect, bend, turn away
> turn
=> twist
=> flip, flip over, turn over
=> turn on a dime
=> roll, turn over
=> roll over
=> swing around, swing about, turn around
=> flip, toss
=> port
=> face
=> turn off
=> turn away
=> gee
=> about-face
=> caracole
=> corner
=> overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over
=> bend
=> swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
=> deflect
=> deflect, bend, turn away
=> avert, turn away
=> turn out, splay, spread out, rotate
=> rotate, circumvolve
=> pivot, swivel
=> gyrate, spiral, coil
=> corkscrew, spiral
=> deviate, divert
=> pronate
Sense 6
flex, bend
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bend
Sense 1
bend, flex
=> change shape, change form, deform
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Sense 2
bend
=> turn
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Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
=> change shape, change form, deform
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Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> bend, flex
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Sense 5
deflect, bend, turn away
=> turn
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Sense 6
flex, bend
=> move
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Grep of verb bend
bend
bend over backwards
benday
unbend
Antonyms of adj bent
5 senses of bent
Sense 1
bent
INDIRECT (VIA crooked) -> straight
Sense 2
bent, bent on(predicate), dead set(predicate), intent on(predicate), out to(predicate)
INDIRECT (VIA resolute) -> irresolute
Sense 3
bended, bent
INDIRECT (VIA unerect) -> erect, vertical, upright
Sense 4
bent, bowed, inclined
INDIRECT (VIA unerect) -> erect, vertical, upright
Sense 5
bent, crumpled, dented
INDIRECT (VIA damaged) -> undamaged
Similarity of adj bent
5 senses of bent
Sense 1
bent
=> crooked (vs. straight)
Sense 2
bent, bent on(predicate), dead set(predicate), intent on(predicate), out to(predicate)
=> resolute (vs. irresolute)
Sense 3
bended, bent
=> unerect (vs. erect)
Sense 4
bent, bowed, inclined
=> unerect (vs. erect)
Sense 5
bent, crumpled, dented
=> damaged (vs. undamaged)
Pertainyms of adj bent
Attributes of adj bent
Domain of adj bent
Domain Terms of adj bent
Familiarity of adj bent
bent used as an adjective is common (polysemy count =5)
Grep of adj bent
absorbent
accumbent
adsorbent
bent
bent on
benthal
benthic
benthonic
bentonitic
decumbent
hell-bent
incumbent
lambent
nonabsorbent
nonadsorbent
procumbent
recumbent
shock-absorbent
superincumbent
unbent
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