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1. Bend
   In heraldry, a bend is one of the nine honourable ordinaries, consisting of a belt drawn diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base, and occupying one third of the field.
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2. bend
   [n] - a circular segment of a curve 2. [n] - a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range 3. [n] - diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left 4. [n] - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) 5. [v] - ...
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3. Bend
   broad diagonal line in HERALDRY
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4. Bend
   to attach two ropes by means of a know
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5. bend
   half of a cattle hide butt Category: Various industries and crafts • A smooth change in the direction of the longitudinal axis of a waveguide. Category: Management in the public and private sector • A method of fastening one rope to another or to a ring loop by passing the ro...
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6. Bend
   Bend transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Bended or Bent ; present participle & verbal noun Bending .] [ Anglo-Saxon bendan to bend, from bend a band, bond, ...
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7. Bend
   Bend intransitive verb 1. To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow. « The green earth's end Where the bowed welkin slow doth bend . Milton. » 2. To jut over; to overhang....
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8. Bend
   Bend noun [ See Bend , transitive verb , and confer Bent , noun ] 1. A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, ...
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9. Bend
   Bend noun [ Anglo-Saxon bend . See Band , and confer the preceding noun.] 1. A band. [ Obsolete] Spenser. 2. [ Old French bende , bande , French bande . See Band .] (Her.) One ...
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10. bend
    1. A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road. ... 2. Turn; purpose; inclination; ends. 'Farewell, poor swain; thou art not for my bend.' (Fletcher) ... 3. A knot by which one rope is fa...
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11. bend
    curve noun curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
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12. Bend
    noun a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
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13. bend
    flex verb form a curve; `The stick does not bend`
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14. bend
    noun diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
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15. bend
    verb turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
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16. bend
    verb cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; `bend the rod`; `twist the dough into a braid`; `the strong man could turn an iron bar`
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17. Bend
    • (n.) same as caisson disease. Usually referred to as the bends. • (v. i.) To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow. • (n.) A band. • (n.) Turn; purpose; inclination; ends. • (n.) A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an...
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18. bend
    (from the article `heraldry`) ...as numbering about 20. Among them are: the chief, being the top third of the shield; the pale, a third of the shield, drawn perpendicularly ...
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19. Bend
    city, seat (1916) of Deschutes county, central Oregon, U.S. It lies along the Deschutes River, in the eastern foothills of the Cascade Range (west), ...
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20. Bend
    In nautical terms, a bend is a joining of two ropes.
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21. bend
    
    • a circular segment of a curve
    • movement that causes the formation of a curve
    • curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
    • an angular shape made by folding
    • a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
    • diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
    
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22. Bend
    Bend, city (1990 pop. 20,469), seat of Deschutes co., W central Oregon, on the Deschutes River, at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range; inc. 1904. Lumbering is the primary industry, and tourism is also important. Bend is the headquarters for Deschutes National Forest, which encompasses Newberry Na...
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23. bend
    The curve on a shot created by sidespin.
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24. Bend
    (heraldry) : Or, a bend gules In heraldry, a `bend` is a coloured band running from the upper right corner of the shield to the lower left (from the point of view of a person bearing the shield). Writers differ in how much of the field they say it covers, ranging from one-fifth (if sho...
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