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21bend — I. v. a. 1. Curve, crook, bow, incurvate, flex, make crooked, deflect, draw. 2. Direct, turn, incline. 3. Exert, apply (earnestly), direct (attentively). 4. [Usually in the passive.] Incline, determine, resolve, set. 5. Subdue, cause to yield,… …
22arc — n curve, bow, arch, bend, curved line, Geom. parabola, curvature, flexure, Archit. foil, arcuation; crescent, half moon, lunula, meniscus …
23bow — I v 1. kneel before, salaam, genuflect, curtsey, nod, bob; prostrate oneself, fall on one s knees, lie prone, throw oneself at the feet of; bend the knee to, bend to, humble oneself to, defer to, stoop, get down. 2. bow and scrape grovel, truckle …
24curvature — n arcuation, incurvation, incurvature, curvation, Pathol. cyrtosis, curve, camber, bend, bending, flexure; aduncity, hook, crook; sinuosity, an fractuosity, winding, curl …
25flare — v 1. burn unsteadily, blaze, flame; flash, sparkle, scintillate, coruscate, gleam, fulgurate, glitter twinkle, flicker, glisten, Archaic. glister, glimmer, flut ter, shimmer; glow, phosphoresce, incandesce; radiate, illuminate. 2. burst forth,… …
26flexure — n 1. bending, flexing, curving, incurvation, sinuosity, Anat. flexion. 2. bend, crook, hook, elbow, horseshoe; arcuation, bow, arc, crescent, meniscus, lunula; turn, curvature, sweep, curve; fold, loop, festoon, curl, twist …
27sweep — v 1.Often sweep away or out whisk, brush, vacuum; clean, clean up, spruce up, tidy up, clear out, remove the dirt from; dust, wipe, swipe, swab, mop, scrub. 2. force, push, drive, blow, drift, carry, move; draw, pull, stroke, paint; clear, open,… …
28sub — sub·abdominal; sub·account; sub·acetate; sub·acid; sub·acidity; sub·acute; sub·adult; sub·aerial; sub·aesthetic; sub·age; sub·agency; sub·agent; sub·akhmimic; sub·alary; sub·alate; sub·alimentation; sub·alkaline; sub·allocate; sub·almoner;… …
29subarcuation — sub·arcuation …
30arcuate — /ˈakjueɪt/ (say ahkyoohayt), / ət/ (say uht) adjective curved like a bow. Also, arcuated. {Latin arcuātus, past participle} –arcuation /akjuˈeɪʃən/ (say ahkyooh ayshuhn), noun …
