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Look up: Bent

  1. bent
    [adj] - altered from an originally straight condition 2. [adj] - fixed in your purpose 3. [adj] - used especially of the head or upper back 4. [adj] - of metal e.g. 5. [n] - grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens 6. [n] - a relatively permanent ...
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. bent
    where a pile or a -- is placed in subsiding fill or soil, no frictional resistance from the subsiding strata shall be considered to contribute to support of the load.. Category: Building industry
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Bent
    Bent imperfect & past participle of Bend .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/38

  4. Bent
    Bent adjective & past participle 1. Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever. 2. Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be resolved, determined, set, etc.; -- said of...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/38

  5. Bent
    Bent noun [ See Bend , noun & v. ] 1. The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow. [ Obsolete] Wilkins. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/38

  6. Bent
    Bent noun [ Anglo-Saxon beonet ; akin to Old High German pinuz , German binse , rush, bent grass; of unknown origin.] 1. A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass. « His spear a bent , both stiff and str...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/38

  7. bent
    1. Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever. ... 2. Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be resolved, determined, set, etc.; said of the mind, character, disposition, desires, etc, and used with on; as, to be bent on going to college; he is be...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. bent
    bent on(p) adjective fixed in your purpose; `bent on going to the theater`; `dead set against intervening`; `out to win every event`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. bent
    bowed adjective used especially of the head or upper back; `a bent head and sloping shoulders`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. bent
    crumpled adjective of metal e.g.; `bent nails`; `a car with a crumpled front end`; `dented fenders`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. bent
    adjective altered from an originally straight condition; `a bent wire`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. bent
    knack noun a special way of doing something; `he had a bent for it`; `he had a special knack for getting into trouble`; `he couldn`t get the hang of it`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. bent
    noun an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  14. bent
    bent grass noun grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  15. Bent
    • (v.) A transverse frame of a framed structure. • of Bend • (a. & p. p.) Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be resolved, determined, set, etc.; -- said of the mind, character, disposition, desires, etc., and used with on; as, to be bent on going to college; he is bent on mischief. • (a. & p. p.) Changed by pressure...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  16. Bent
    Bent is a Danish boy name. The meaning of the name is `Blessed` Where is it used? The name Bent is mainly used In Danish.How do they say it elsewhere? Bengt ( In Swedish) Benedito ( In Portuguese) Bendiks ( In Latvian) Benesh ( In Jewish) Benedetto ( In Italian) Benedek ( In Hungarian) Benedikte ( ...
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Bent

  17. Bent
    Bent is slang for dishonest; corrupt.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  18. Bent
    Bent is slang for dishonest; corrupt.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  19. Bent
    The plane of beam or joist girder members which support loads and the columns which support these members.
    Found on http://www.areforum.org/up/GeneralStruct

  20. bent
    Any of a group of grasses. Creeping bent grass (Agrostis stolonifera), also known as fiorin, is common in northern North America, Europe, and Asia, including lowland Britain. It spreads by runners and has large attractive clusters (panicles) of yellow or purple flowers on thin stalks, like oats. It is often used on lawns and golf...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  21. Bent
    Identified system inoperative.
    Found on http://www.f-16.net/glossary-B.html

  22. Bent
    (play) production of Bent `Bent` is a 1979 play by Martin Sherman. It revolves around the persecution of gays in Nazi Germany, and takes place during and after the Night of the Long Knives. The title of the play refers to the slang word "bent" used in some European cou...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent

  23. Bent
    (band) `Bent` are an electronica act from Nottingham in England, consisting of Neil "Nail" Tolliday and Simon Mills. They gained critical acclaim from their debut album Programmed to Love in 2000. The duo were initially noted for their ability to create their own mischievous ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent

  24. Bent
    (song) "`Bent`" is the first single from Mad Season, the second album by the rock band Matchbox Twenty. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 22, 2000, and stayed there for one week before being unseated by `N Sync`s "It`s Gonna Be Me". This w...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent

  25. Bent
    (magazine) | editor = Gordon Hopps| frequency = Monthly | category = Gay press| company = APN UK| firstdate = October 2004| country = | language = English | website = http://mag.bent.com/ bent.com | issn = 17423030 --> `Bent` is a free magazine that targets gay men and is distributed ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent



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10 February 2012

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On 10th February 1996, a computer, Deep Blue, beat Russian Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player on the planet, and mankind’s place in the order of things was reshuffled. The match immediately became an iconic symbol of the advances made in artificial intelligence and supercomputing. Kasparov has since retired, like Deep Blue, which now resides in a museum. He has become a vocal advocate for democracy in today’s Russia. read more

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