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Bendable

Capable of being bent.

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Flexible 84% connected

Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Flexible 84% connected

Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Flexile 84% connected

Flexible; pliant; pliable; easily bent; plastic; tractable.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Flexile 84% connected

Flexible; pliant; pliable; easily bent; plastic; tractable.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Bend 74% 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…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bend 74% 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…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Flex 74% connected

To bend; as, to flex the arm.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Flex 74% connected

To bend; as, to flex the arm.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pliable 92% connected

Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pliant 92% connected

Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Waxy 92% connected

Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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