Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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curve | Yes | No | Yes | No |
kink | Yes | No | Yes | No |
curve (noun) | kink (noun) |
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a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter | a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation |
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) | an eccentric idea |
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface | a person with unusual sexual tastes |
a line on a graph representing data | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight |
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes | a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) |
curve (verb) | kink (verb) |
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form a curl, curve, or kink | form a curl, curve, or kink |
turn sharply; change direction abruptly | curl tightly |
form an arch or curve | |
bend or cause to bend | |
extend in curves and turns |