bend
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9.3
- noun
- /bɛnd/
- Specialized
:
banda
- As the waters of the Angileepee recede, marshy pools form along the oxbow bends of this meandering river.
Examples
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In the design, the bend creates a striking contrast against the background colors.
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The bend on the shield represents the family's crest in heraldry.
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At right angles to the bend, it shows maximum strength.
Academic text (2007) -
Acuteness of the bend at her elbow and again at the wrist.
Fiction book (1998) -
The city of Corpus Christi is in the coastal bend of Texas, where hurricanes and tropical storms occur.
Academic text (2003) -
The heraldry expert explained how the bend signifies bravery and valor.
Synonyms
A diagonal band on a shield running from the top right to the bottom left as seen by the bearer
A diagonal band on a shield from top right to bottom left often marking a child born outside marriage
Idioms
- Informal
Talk to someone for a long time about personal things and often annoy them
Compounds
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3.9
A large national park in southwest Texas with mountains, desert, deep canyons, and many wild animals
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3.3
An exercise where you bend your knees to lower and raise your body to make your leg muscles stronger
- Jargon
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8.4
A knot used to join one rope to another, even when they are different thicknesses
- Specialized
A diagonal band on a shield running from the top right to the bottom left as seen by the bearer
- Specialized
A diagonal band on a shield from top right to bottom left often marking a child born outside marriage
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bend in heraldry comes from an old word for a wide band, a 'strip' across a shield, so a bend is the diagonal band that crosses the shield.