- present tense form of bend (3rd person singular).
bends
Britishplural noun
Vocabulary lists containing bends
Civil Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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Engineering - High School
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Being stuck, she instead bends the residents to her will.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
This phenomenon, known as an Einstein ring, occurs when gravity bends light in a way that creates a ringlike appearance.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Olesya Mygal bends over her 4-year-old daughter, Sofiyka, who is sleeping on a makeshift bed in the family’s bathroom, squeezed between the sink, toilet and washing machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
There is the ritual, the way a whole week bends toward the game and then releases.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
The candlelight catches and bends in the empty bottle as he places it on the table.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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