Entry Word: bend

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 something that curves or is curved <it's hard to see around that bend in the road, so be careful>

Synonyms angle, arc, arch, bow, crook, curvature, curve, turn, wind

Related Words kink, warp; circle, ring, ringlet, round; coil, curl, curlicue (also curlycue), flexure, fold, loop, spiral, swirl, twist; decline, inclination, incline, slope; corner, turnoff

Antonyms straight line

2 the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle <did knee bends for exercise> — see tilt