bent

  • (s) fixed in your purpose
    • bent on going to the theater
    • dead set against intervening
    • out to win every event
    bent on, dead set, out to,
  • (s) used of the back and knees; stooped
    • on bended knee
    • with bent (or bended) back
    bended,
  • (s) of metal e.g.
    • bent nails
    • a car with a crumpled front end
    • dented fenders
    crumpled, dented,

Nouns

  • (n) a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
    • the set of his mind was obvious
    set,
  • (n) grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens bent grass, bent-grass,
  • (n) an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
  • (n) a special way of doing something
    • he had a bent for it
    • he had a special knack for getting into trouble
    • he couldn't get the hang of it
    hang, knack,

Synonyms

bent on dead set out to set bent grass bended crumpled dented hang knack

Words of close approximity

bend
bed bee beg Bel ben bet bey
bead beak beam bean bear beat beau beck Beda Bede beef beep beer beet bell belt bema bend berg berk berm Bern best beta beth bevy
bent grass bent-grass benthal Bentham bent hang benthic benthic division benthonic benthonic zone benthos Benton bent on bentonite bentonitic bentwood