Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bends

1 sense of bends

Sense 1
decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism, caisson disease, bends -- (pain resulting from rapid change in pressure)
       => illness, unwellness, malady, sickness -- (impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bend

6 senses of bend

Sense 1
bend, crook, twist, turn -- (a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path")
       => curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)

Sense 2
bending, bend -- (movement that causes the formation of a curve)
       => movement, motion -- (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)

Sense 3
bend, curve -- (curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.))
       => section, segment -- (one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road")

Sense 4
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend -- (an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow")
       => angular shape, angularity -- (a shape having one or more sharp angles)

Sense 5
Bend -- (a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range)
       INSTANCE OF=> town -- (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work")

Sense 6
bend, bend dexter -- (diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left)
       => ordinary -- ((heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields)

Antonyms of verb bend

2 of 6 senses of bend

Sense 1
bend, flex -- (form a curve; "The stick does not bend")
       Antonym of straighten (Sense 1)
      => straighten, unbend -- (straighten up or out; make straight)

Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn -- (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")
       Antonym of unbend (Sense 3)
      => unbend -- (free from flexure; "unbend a bow")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bend

6 senses of bend

Sense 1
bend, flex -- (form a curve; "The stick does not bend")
       => change shape, change form, deform -- (assume a different shape or form)

Sense 2
bend -- (change direction; "The road bends")
       => turn -- (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs")

Sense 3
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn -- (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")
       => change shape, change form, deform -- (assume a different shape or form)

Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow -- (bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse")
       => bend, flex -- (form a curve; "The stick does not bend")

Sense 5
deflect, bend, turn away -- (turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest)
       => turn -- (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs")

Sense 6
flex, bend -- (bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees")
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")