curve

Words with a similar base: curve, curve_ball, curved_shape

'curve'

[curve.n.01] as in: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

curve, curve, curve, curvature, bend, swerve, wind, arch, crook, curl

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straight_line

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line, entity

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arch, scallop, bow, extrados, arc, normal_curve, cupid's_bow, wave, intrados, closed_curve, bell, meander, roulette, helix, perversion, gooseneck, envelope, hook, sinuosity, quadric, bend, catenary, crescent, s-shape, spiral

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No data.

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No data.

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arch, bend, crook, curl, curvature, curve, straight_line, swerve, wind

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No data.

'curve'

[curve.n.02] as in: a line on a graph representing data

curve, curve, curve, curvature, bend, swerve, wind, arch, crook, curl

No data.

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No data.

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line, entity

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regression_line

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graph

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No data.

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arch, bend, crook, curl, curvature, curve, swerve, wind

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No data.

'curve'

[curve.n.03] as in: a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter

curve, curve, curve, curvature, bend, swerve, wind, arch, crook, curl, bender, carouse

bend, bending, bend, fold, bend, bend, bend, bend, flex, crouch, deflect, flex

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No data.

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pitch, entity

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No data.

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No data.

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No data.

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arch, bend, bending, crook, crouch, curl, curvature, curve, deflect, flex, fold, strain, swerve, tense, wind

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No data.

'curve'

[curvature.n.03] as in: the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

curvature, curvature, curvature, curve, curve, curve, bend, swerve, wind, arch, crook, curl

curve, curve, curve, curvature, bend, swerve, wind, arch, crook, curl, curvy, bosomy

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No data.

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shape, entity

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straightness, curliness

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No data.

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No data.

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arch, bend, crook, crookedness, curl, curliness, curvature, curve, directness, good_faith, heterosexuality, indirectness, straightness, swerve, tortuosity, wind

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No data.

'curve'

[bend.n.03] as in: curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

bend, bending, bend, fold, bend, bend, bend, bend, flex, crouch, deflect, flex, curve, curve, curve, curvature, swerve, wind, arch, crook, curl

bend, bending, bend, fold, bend, bend, bend, bend, flex, crouch, deflect, flex, curvy, bosomy, curve, curve, curve, curvature, swerve, wind, arch, crook, curl

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No data.

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section, entity

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blind_curve, elbow, hairpin_bend

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road

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No data.

river

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arch, bend, bending, crook, crouch, curl, curvature, curve, deflect, flex, fold, strain, swerve, tense, wind

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No data.

'curve'

[swerve.v.01] as in: turn sharply; change direction abruptly

Examples:
The car cut to the left at the intersection
The motorbike veered to the right

swerve, yaw, swerve, sheer, absolute, plain, bluff, diaphanous, sheer, sheer, curve, curve, curve, curvature, bend, wind, arch, crook, curl, tendency, course, drift, vogue, veer, skid, batch, murder, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, stinger, cut, deletion, cut, cut, snub, baseball_swing, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, reduce, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, write_out, edit, cut, hack, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, switch_off, cut, cut, cut, ignore, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, abridge, dilute, cut, cut, geld, cut, cut, cut, trimmed, mown, cut, cut, cut, cut

swerve, yaw, swerve, curve, curve, curve, curvature, bend, wind, arch, crook, curl, tendency, course, drift, vogue, veer

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No data.

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turn, move

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yaw, peel_off

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No data.

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No data.

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abridge, act, advance, advancing, affect, ahead, arch, baseball_swing, battlefront, be_active, bend, boost, compress, condense, contract, crook, curl, curvature, curve, cut, deletion, dilute, edit, fore, forth, forward, front, front_man, gain, geld, go, hack, ignore, improvement, motion, motivate, move, movement, mow, mown, narrow, overture, pare, pout, presence, progress, promote, reduce, shave, shrink, sign, snip, snub, stinger, swerve, switch_off, travel, trim, trimmed, veer, wind, write_out

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No data.

'curve'

[wind.v.02] as in: extend in curves and turns

Examples:
The road winds around the lake
the path twisted through the forest

wind, wind, wind, wind, tip, wind_instrument, fart, wind, weave, wind, wind, scent, wind, wreathe, hoist, turn, construction, device, spin, wrench, kink, bend, eddy, twist, braid, twist, twist, writhe, flex, twist, twist, twist, twist, wrench, twist, twist, curve, curve, curve, curvature, bend, swerve, arch, crook, curl

curve, curve, curve, curvature, bend, swerve, wind, arch, crook, curl

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No data.

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circumvolute, snake, spiral

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No data.

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No data.

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arch, bend, bending, braid, breed, construction, crook, crouch, curl, curvature, curve, deflect, deform, device, eddy, fart, filter, flex, fold, form, hoist, kink, puree, scent, sift, song, spin, strain, stress, strive, striving, swerve, tenor, tense, tip, try, tune, turn, twist, weave, wind, wind_instrument, wreathe, wrench, writhe

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No data.

'curve'

[arch.v.01] as in: form an arch or curve

Examples:
her back arches
her hips curve nicely

arch, arch, arch, arch, arch, arch, arch, arch, curve, curve, curve, curvature, bend, swerve, wind, crook, curl, discharge, arc, bow

arch, arch, arch, arch, arch, arch, arch, arch, curve, curve, curve, curvature, bend, swerve, wind, crook, curl, curvature, curvature, discharge, arc, bow

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No data.

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bend, change

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camber

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No data.

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No data.

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act, affect, arch, be_active, bend, bending, change, crook, crouch, curl, curvature, curve, deepen, deflect, depart, deviate, exchange, flex, fold, go, leave, motion, motivate, move, sidetrack, swerve, switch, transfer, travel, variety, wind

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No data.

'curve'

[crook.v.01] as in: bend or cause to bend

Examples:
He crooked his index finger
the road curved sharply

criminal, bend, crook, crook, curve, curve, curve, curvature, bend, swerve, wind, arch, curl

criminal, bend, crook, crook, curvature, curvature, curvature

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No data.

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bend, change

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recurve

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No data.

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No data.

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No data.

'curve'

[curl.v.01] as in: form a curl, curve, or kink

Examples:
the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling

coil, curl, lock, curl, curl_up, coil, curl, curl, curve, curve, curve, curvature, bend, swerve, wind, arch, crook, crick, kink, kink, kink, kink, crimp

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No data.

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change_surface, change

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No data.

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No data.

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No data.

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act, affect, arch, be_active, bend, change, coil, crook, curl, curvature, curve, deepen, depart, deviate, exchange, go, gyrate, handbuild, leave, motion, motivate, move, sidetrack, swerve, switch, transfer, travel, variety, wind

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Origins

					curve (English)
└── curvus (Latin)

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