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Arc

A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse.

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Bend 76% connected

To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to ben…

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Curve 76% connected

Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface.

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Flex 76% connected

To bend; as, to flex the arm.

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Manner of action 1

Camber 76% connected

An upward convexity of a deck or other surface; as, she has a high camber (said of a vessel having an unusual convexity of deck).

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Corona 76% connected

A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.

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Corposant 76% connected

St. Elmo's fire. See under Saint.

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Limb 76% connected

A part of a tree which extends from the trunk and separates into branches and twigs; a large branch.

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Rainbow 76% connected

A bow or arch exhibiting, in concentric bands, the several colors of the spectrum, and formed in the part of the hemisphere opposite to the sun by th…

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Arch 74% connected

Any part of a curved line.

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Arch 74% connected

Any part of a curved line.

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Arcuate 74% connected

Alt. of Arcuated

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Arcuate 74% connected

Alt. of Arcuated

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Curvature 74% connected

The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved; a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or surface from a rectilinear direct…

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Curvature 74% connected

The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved; a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or surface from a rectilinear direct…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Curve 74% connected

Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface.

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Curve 74% connected

Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface.

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Containing whole 2

Circle 70% connected

A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the ce…

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Sector 70% connected

A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc.

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Synonym 5

Arch 92% connected

Any part of a curved line.

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Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Bow 92% connected

To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Curve 92% connected

Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Discharge 92% connected

To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a vessel.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Spark 92% connected

A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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