Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of bend.
- n. diving A condition of bubbles in the blood which sometimes occurs during ascent.
- n. nautical The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ship's side, wales.
- v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bend.
WordNet 3.0
- n. pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
Examples
“A flexible spring bends from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn to reveal the part of the Earth lit by the Sun and to indicate the time and place of sunrise and sunset.”
“One of my many lucrative pre-bends is as a Serial Killer Parole Judge for Ontario.”
“It wooshed past the house when most things go by at a snail's pace because the visibility around the blind bends is nil and there is nowhere to go but head on.”
“We are taken on a wild ride -- for a ride, we may occasionally feel -- that executes its hairpin bends with breathtaking lurches.”
Shadow of the Wind: Summary and book reviews of Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
“The slow water on the far side of stream bends is a magnet for ducks, but these hard turns present a challenge for gunners faced with difficult shooting angles and a tipsy seat.”
“He looked back, then surged ahead and sprinted up the 21 hairpin bends to the summit, claiming his first stage victory and beating Ullrich by a whopping 1 minute, 59 seconds.”
“One way to find unmarked bends is to put your boat over a creek channel where it enters the lake and follow it downstream, fishing as you go.”
“I don't see how it could have given any one the 'bends' -- much less a fellow like Traynor.”
“If people aren’t going to get a narrative arc with the thrill of its winding hairpin bends, they at least want good visibility on the straight road between A to B.”
“Surely one goat with the bends is the same as the next goat with the bends?”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bends’.
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
veal, valve, used, yak, wax, wan, teak, vat, vas, strip, use, strap and 4515 more...
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Pluralia Tantum
Nouns that are common in plural form but are non-existent or rarely used in singular form.
scissors, thanks, clothes, remains, tights, trousers, pants, news, billiards, means, mathematics, physics and 221 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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samoritan Bend it like Beckham... Dec 20, 2007
seanahan My baby's got the bends Dec 20, 2007
reesetee Fascinating. I always wondered how that phrase came to refer to a decompression sickness. Dec 19, 2007
sionnach A type of decompression sickness, caused by gases (primarily nitrogen) coming out of solution in the body following a rapid decrease in pressure. Also known as caisson disease: a famous early case was Washington Roebling, who developed the bends during work on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Decompression sickness became known as "The Bends" because afflicted individuals characteristically arched their backs in a manner reminiscent of a then popular women's fashion called the Grecian Bend. Dec 19, 2007