Bench
— Noun
– English
~ the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
benchley
— Noun
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~ United States humorist (1889-1945)
benchmark
— Noun
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~ a standard by which something can be measured or judged; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality"
benchmark
— Noun
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~ a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
bend
— Verb
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~ 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"
bend
— Verb
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~ form a curve; "The stick does not bend"
bend
— Verb
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~ turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
bend
— Verb
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~ 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"
bend
— Verb
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~ bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"
bend
— Verb
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~ change direction; "The road bends"
bend
— Noun
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~ movement that causes the formation of a curve
Bend
— Noun
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~ a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
bend
— Noun
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~ a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
bend
— Noun
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~ an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
bend
— Noun
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~ curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
bend
— Noun
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~ diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
becket bend
— Noun
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~ a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)
bendability
— Noun
– English
~ the property of being easily bent without breaking
bendable
— Adjective
– English
~ capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
benday
— Verb
– English
~ reproduce by the Benday process