bend
verb (used with object)
to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form.
bendable
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a word derived from
bend.
Example Sentences
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Others keep $60 gooseneck microphones—the bendable kind used by sports broadcasters and pastors—on their desks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Inspired by the gripping power of the human hand and bird claws, the researchers designed the NanoGripper with four bendable fingers and a palm, all in one nanostructure folded from a single piece of DNA.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024
But others saw it as a drift toward a quick, easy, and bendable label that rendered diagnosis meaningless.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024
With a big “breathing chamber” and bendable front feature to add comfort and avoid that squished-nose feeling, their U.S.-made masks go for around $42 for a pack of 50 masks.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
All his life, Edward had known what he was: a rabbit made of china, a rabbit with bendable arms and legs and ears.
From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo
