bend (n.)
- aberrancy
- aberration
- accord
- achievement
- affect
- aim
- angle
- annulet
- apex
- arc
- arch
- argent
- armory
- arms
- azure
- band
- bandage
- bandeau
- bar
- baton
- belt
- bend
- bending
- bent
- bias
- bifurcation
- bight
- billet
- bind
- blazon
- blazonry
- bob
- bow
- bowing
- brace
- branch
- break
- buckle
- bundle
- cant
- canton
- cave
- chain
- channel
- chaplet
- charge
- chevron
- chief
- cinch
- cockatrice
- coin
- collapse
- color
- corner
- coronet
- crank
- crescent
- crest
- crook
- cross
- crotchet
- crouch
- crown
- crush
- curl
- curtsy
- curvation
- curvature
- curve
- declination
- deflection
- departure
- detour
- deviance
- deviate
- deviation
- device
- deviousness
- diagonal
- difference
- digression
- discipline
- divagation
- divaricate
- divarication
- divergence
- diversion
- dogleg
- dome
- double
- drift
- drifting
- duck
- eagle
- elbow
- ell
- ermine
- errantry
- escutcheon
- excursion
- excursus
- falcon
- fell
- fess
- field
- file
- fit
- fix
- flection
- fleur-de-lis
- flex
- flexure
- focus
- fork
- fret
- fur
- furcation
- fusil
- garland
- genuflection
- girdle
- girth
- give
- gnarl
- go
- griffin
- hairpin
- head
- heel
- helmet
- homage
- hook
- hump
- hunch
- impalement
- inclination
- incline
- indirection
- inflection
- influence
- jaundice
- knee
- kneel
- kneeling
- knot
- kowtow
- label
- lace
- lash
- lead
- lean
- leash
- lion
- loop
- lozenge
- lurch
- mantling
- master
- meander
- meet
- metal
- mold
- motto
- move
- mullet
- nod
- nook
- obeisance
- oblique
- obliquity
- obsequiousness
- or
- ordinary
- override
- oxbow
- pale
- pean
- point
- prejudice
- present
- prompt
- prostration
- pull
- quarter
- quartering
- quoin
- rambling
- reflection
- reflex
- reverence
- rhomboid
- rope
- rose
- round
- sable
- sag
- salaam
- saltire
- salutation
- salute
- scatter
- scrape
- screw
- scutcheon
- separatrix
- serve
- servility
- set
- settle
- shape
- shield
- shift
- shifting
- slant
- slash
- smash
- solidus
- splice
- spring
- squat
- steer
- stoop
- strap
- submission
- submissiveness
- suit
- supination
- swag
- swathe
- sway
- sweep
- swerve
- swerving
- swinging
- tack
- tend
- throw
- tie
- tincture
- tinge
- tone
- train
- trend
- truss
- turn
- turning
- twist
- unicorn
- unman
- variation
- vary
- vault
- verge
- vert
- vertex
- virgule
- wallow
- wandering
- warp
- welter
- wind
- wire
- work
- wrap
- wreath
- wrench
- wring
- yale
- yaw
- yield
- zag
- zig
- zigzag
bend (v.)
- accommodate
- accord
- adapt
- adjust
- affect
- aim
- angle
- apply
- arc
- arch
- arms
- azure
- band
- bandage
- bar
- belt
- bend
- bias
- bifurcate
- bight
- billet
- bind
- blazon
- bob
- bow
- brace
- branch
- break
- buckle
- bundle
- cant
- canton
- cave
- chain
- channel
- charge
- cinch
- coin
- collapse
- color
- comply
- compose
- conduce
- conform
- conquer
- contort
- contribute
- corner
- correct
- correspond
- cower
- crank
- crest
- cringe
- crook
- cross
- crouch
- crown
- crumple
- crush
- curl
- curtsy
- curve
- deflect
- determine
- detour
- deviate
- devote
- diffract
- diffuse
- digress
- direct
- discipline
- disperse
- dispose
- distort
- divagate
- divaricate
- diverge
- divert
- double
- drift
- duck
- eagle
- elbow
- ell
- ermine
- falcon
- fell
- fess
- field
- file
- fit
- fix
- flatten
- flex
- focus
- follow
- fork
- fret
- fur
- furcate
- garland
- genuflect
- gird
- girdle
- girth
- give
- gnarl
- go
- grovel
- harmonize
- head
- heel
- hook
- humble
- humiliate
- hump
- hunch
- incline
- incurvate
- induce
- inflect
- influence
- jaundice
- kneel
- knot
- kowtow
- label
- lace
- lash
- lead
- lean
- leash
- lion
- loop
- lurch
- master
- meander
- meet
- metal
- mold
- move
- nod
- observe
- or
- overmaster
- override
- overwhelm
- pale
- persuade
- point
- predispose
- prejudice
- prepossess
- present
- prompt
- prostrate
- pull
- quarter
- quell
- reconcile
- rectify
- recurve
- reduce
- reflect
- refract
- relax
- relent
- retroflex
- reverence
- rope
- rose
- round
- sable
- sag
- salaam
- salute
- scatter
- scrape
- screw
- serve
- set
- settle
- shape
- sheer
- shield
- shift
- skew
- slant
- slash
- slue
- smash
- splice
- spring
- squat
- steer
- stoop
- straighten
- strap
- subdue
- subjugate
- submit
- suit
- suppress
- swaddle
- swag
- swathe
- sway
- sweep
- swerve
- tack
- tend
- throw
- tie
- tincture
- tinge
- tone
- train
- trend
- truss
- turn
- twist
- tyrannize
- unbend
- unman
- vanquish
- vary
- vault
- veer
- verge
- vert
- wallow
- warp
- welter
- wind
- wire
- work
- wrap
- wrench
- wrest
- wring
- writhe
- yaw
- yield
- zag
- zigzag
bend (adj.)
- angle
- arch
- argent
- azure
- band
- bar
- belt
- bend
- bending
- bent
- bias
- bifurcate
- bowing
- branch
- cant
- cave
- chain
- channel
- chief
- color
- corner
- correct
- crank
- crescent
- cross
- crown
- deviate
- diagonal
- diffuse
- direct
- double
- drift
- drifting
- eagle
- ell
- fell
- field
- fit
- flex
- furcate
- girt
- give
- go
- head
- heel
- hook
- humble
- incurvate
- lace
- lash
- lead
- lean
- lion
- master
- meet
- metal
- oblique
- or
- ordinary
- pale
- pean
- point
- present
- prompt
- prostrate
- rambling
- reflex
- retroflex
- rhomboid
- rose
- round
- sable
- serve
- set
- shape
- sheer
- shift
- shifting
- skew
- slant
- squat
- straying
- suit
- swerving
- swinging
- tack
- tend
- tie
- tone
- transverse
- turn
- turning
- vary
- vert
- wandering
- wind
- wire
- work
- yield
- zag
- zigzag
Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast,
To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.
Shall I bend low, and in a bondman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.
How is 't with you,
That you do bend your eye on vacancy?
