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deflect (v.) |
turn ("bend") aside |
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flex (v.) |
bend |
as to flex a limb |
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flexible (adj.) |
pliable ("capable of being bent"); not rigid; tractable |
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flexor (n.) |
muscle that serves to bend a limb |
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genuflect (v.) |
bend the knee; touch the right knee to the ground |
as in worship |
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inflection (n.) |
change ("bend") in the pitch or tone of a person's voice |
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inflexibility (n.) |
rigidity; firmness |
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reflect (v.) |
1) throw ("bend") back light, as from a prism 2) think |
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reflex (n.) |
involuntary response ("bending back") to a stimulus; for example |
sneezing |
