Bends

Meaning

1. (noun) A curve. “There's a sharp bend in the road ahead.”
2. (noun) Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
3. (noun) (in the plural, underwater diving, with the) A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness. “A diver who stays deep for too long must ascend very slowly in order to prevent the bends.”
4. (noun) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
5. (noun) Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.
6. (noun) In the leather trade, the best quality of sole leather; a butt; sometimes, half a butt cut lengthwise.
7. (noun) Hard, indurated clay; bind.
8. (noun) (in the plural) The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales, which have the beams, knees, and futtocks bolted to them.
9. (noun) (in the plural) The frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides. “the midship bends”
10. (noun) A glissando, or glide between one pitch and another.
11. (verb) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means. “Don’t bend your knees.”
12. (verb) To become curved. “Look at the trees bending in the wind.”

Letter breakdown

• Bends contains 5 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
• It uses 5 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 1.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 8.

Words from these letters

• beds
• bend
• debs
• dens
• ends
• send
• bed
• deb
• den
• eds
• end

Connected words

Other 5-letter words

• abaci
• aback
• abaft
• abase
• abash
• abate
• abbey
• abbot
• abeam
• abets
• abhor
• abide
• abler
• abode
• abort
• about
• above
• abuse

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Words starting with BEN

• bench
• benched
• benches
• benching
• benchmark
• benchmarks
• bend
• bender
• bending
• beneath
• benediction
• benedictions
• benefaction
• benefactions
• benefactor
• benefactors
• benefactress
• benefactresses

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Words ending with NDS

• abounds
• absconds
• addends
• almonds
• amends
• ampersands
• appends
• apprehends
• armbands
• ascends
• astounds
• attends
• backgrounds
• backhands
• badlands
• bands
• bandstands
• battlegrounds

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