NOUN | cognition | bent, set | a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way |
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plant | bent, bent grass, bent-grass | grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens | |
location | bent | an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges | |
cognition | bent, knack, hang | a special way of doing something | |
ADJECTIVE | all | bent, bent on, dead set, out to | fixed in your purpose |
all | bent, bended | used of the back and knees | |
all | bent, crumpled, dented | of metal e.g. |
Sounds | beh'nt | |
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Rhymes | accent ... vent: 69 rhymes with ehnt... |
Meaning | Fixed in your purpose. | |
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Example | "bent on going to the theater" | |
Synonyms | bent on, dead set, out to | |
Broader | resolute | Firm in purpose or belief |
Spanish | decidido, empeñado |
Meaning | Used of the back and knees; stooped. | |
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Example | "with bent (or bended) back" | |
Synonym | bended | |
Broader | unerect | not upright in position or posture |
Meaning | Of metal e.g.. | |
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Example | "bent nails" | |
Synonyms | crumpled, dented | |
Broader | damaged | harmed or injured or spoiled |
Spanish | abollado, torcido |
Meaning | A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way. | |
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Synonym | set | |
Broader | inclination, disposition, tendency | An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others |
Spanish | inclinación | |
Catalan | inclinació |
Meaning | grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens. | |
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Synonyms | bent grass, bent-grass | |
Member of | Agrostis, genus Agrostis | annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere |
Narrower | cloud grass, Agrostis nebulosa | Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets |
creeping bent, creeping bentgrass, Agrostis palustris | Common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners | |
velvet bent, velvet bent grass, brown bent, Rhode Island bent, dog bent, Agrostis canina | Common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves | |
Broader | grass | Narrow-leaved green herbage |
Spanish | agrostis, bent grass, bentgrass | |
Catalan | bent grass |
Meaning | An area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges. | |
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Broader | grassland | Land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life |
Meaning | A special way of doing something. | |
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Example | "he had a bent for it" | |
Synonyms | knack, hang | |
Broader | endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment | natural abilities or qualities |
Spanish | maña, tino, traza | |
Catalan | destresa, habilitat, manya, traça |
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