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
It has excellent electrical performance even on thin and bendable plastic substrates, and it has demonstrated stable operation in bending tests of over 5,000 cycles.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 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
He was bendable, though, only if he was in the hands of another.
From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo
