- bendy
- adjective Date: 1928 chiefly British flexible, pliable
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Bendy — Ben dy, a. [From {Bend} a band.] (Her.) Divided into an even number of bends; said of a shield or its charge. Cussans. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bendy — UK [ˈbendɪ] / US adjective Word forms bendy : adjective bendy comparative bendier superlative bendiest informal easy to bend a bendy straw … English dictionary
bendy — 1. adjective a) Having the ability to be bent easily. Bendy rulers are far more fun than the wooden ones. b) Of a person, flexible; having the ability to bend easily. Gymnasts are very bendy people. Syn … Wiktionary
bendy — bend|y [ˈbendi] adj 1.) easy to bend ▪ a bendy rubber doll 2.) with many curves or angles ▪ a bendy road … Dictionary of contemporary English
bendy — [[t]be̱ndi[/t]] bendier, bendiest ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A bendy object bends easily into a curved or angled shape. ...a bendy toy whose limbs bend in every direction. Syn: flexible … English dictionary
bendy — adjective informal 1 easy to bend: a bendy rubber doll 2 with many curves or angles: a bendy road … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bendy — adj. Bendy is used with these nouns: ↑straw … Collocations dictionary
bendy — bend|y [ bendi ] adjective INFORMAL easy to bend: a bendy straw … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bendy — /ˈbɛndi/ (say bendee) adjective 1. liable to bend; pliable. 2. designed to bend. 3. full of twists or bends; winding: a bendy road …
bendy — bend ► VERB (past and past part. bent) 1) give or have a curved or angled shape, form, or course. 2) lean or curve the body downwards; stoop. 3) force or be forced to give in. 4) interpret or modify (a rule) to suit oneself. 5) direct (one s… … English terms dictionary
bendy bus — ˈbendy bus 8 [bendy bus] noun (BrE, informal) a long bus that bends in the middle so that it can turn corners more easily • The bendy bus is an attempt to improve the city s public t … Useful english dictionary
