Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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trend | Yes | No | Yes | No |
curve | Yes | No | Yes | No |
trend (noun) | curve (noun) |
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a general tendency to change (as of opinion) | a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter |
the popular taste at a given time | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) |
general line of orientation | the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface |
a general direction in which something tends to move | a line on a graph representing data |
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |
trend (verb) | curve (verb) |
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turn sharply; change direction abruptly | form a curl, curve, or kink |
to be temporarily popular | turn sharply; change direction abruptly |
form an arch or curve | |
bend or cause to bend | |
extend in curves and turns |