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Definition of bent

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Bent (a. & p. p.) Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be resolved, determined, set, etc.; -- said of the mind, character, disposition, desires, etc., and used with on; as, to be bent on going to college; he is bent on mischief..

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Procumbent :: Procumbent (a.) Lying on the ground, but without putting forth roots; trailing; prostrate; as, a procumbent stem..

Jointer :: Jointer (n.) A bent piece of iron inserted to strengthen the joints of a wall.

Hepatica :: Hepatica (n.) Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the cryptogamous class Hepaticae; -- called also scale moss and liverwort. See Hepaticae, in the Supplement..

#NAME? :: -ite () A suffix denoting one of a party, a sympathizer with or adherent of, and the like, and frequently used in ridicule; as, a Millerite; a Benthamite..

Affection :: Affection (n.) Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency..

Incumbency :: Incumbency (n.) The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on something.

Crooked :: Crooked (a.) Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed.

Procumbent :: Procumbent (a.) Lying down, or on the face; prone..

Crump :: Crump (a.) Crooked; bent.

Lambent :: Lambent (a.) Twinkling or gleaming; fickering.

Chaplet :: Chaplet (n.) A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the mold..

Pitot''s Tube :: Pitot's tube () A bent tube used to determine the velocity of running water, by placing the curved end under water, and observing the height to which the fluid rises in the tube; a kind of current meter..

Bent :: Bent (n.) A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass..

Bent :: Bent (v.) The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow..

Retrorse :: Retrorse (a.) Bent backward or downward.

Bent :: Bent (v.) A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim.

Gy-rose :: Gy-rose (a.) Turned round like a crook, or bent to and fro..

Absorbent :: Absorbent (n.) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants..

Aeolipyle :: Aeolipyle (n.) An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a globe or cylinder) with one or more projecting bent tubes, through which steam is made to pass from the vessel, causing it to revolve..

Inflected :: Inflected (a.) Bent; turned; deflected.