| 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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