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bent
(b/E/nt )

adjective (a)

  • Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    set
    source: wordnet30
  • grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens(noun.plant)
    Synonym:
    bent grass, bent-grass
    source: wordnet30
  • an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges(noun.location)
    source: wordnet30
  • a special way of doing something(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    He had a bent for it.
    Synonym:
    hang, knack
    source: wordnet30
  • The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • fixed in your purpose(adj.all)
    Example:
    Bent on going to the theater.
    Synonym:
    bent on, dead set, out to
    source: wordnet30
  • used of the back and knees; stooped(adj.all)
    Example:
    With bent (or bended) back.
    Synonym:
    bended
    source: wordnet30
  • of metal e.g.(adj.all)
    Example:
    Bent nails.
    Synonym:
    crumpled, dented
    source: wordnet30
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