Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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envelope | Yes | No | No | No |
curve | Yes | No | Yes | No |
envelope (noun) | curve (noun) |
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any wrapper or covering | a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter |
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc. | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) |
the bag containing the gas in a balloon | the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface |
the maximum operating capability of a system (especially an aircraft) | a line on a graph representing data |
a natural covering (as by a fluid) | the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |
a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves |
envelope (verb) | curve (verb) |
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form a curl, curve, or kink | |
turn sharply; change direction abruptly | |
form an arch or curve | |
bend or cause to bend | |
extend in curves and turns |