CURVE

/kɜːv/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 13

Definition

  1. verb turn sharply. — synonyms: swerve, sheer, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
  2. verb extend in curves and turns. — synonyms: wind, twist
  3. verb form an arch or curve. — synonyms: arch, arc
  4. verb bend or cause to bend. — synonyms: crook
  5. verb form a curl, curve, or kink. — synonyms: curl, kink
  6. noun the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes. — synonyms: curved_shape
  7. noun a line on a graph representing data.
  8. noun a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter. — synonyms: curve_ball, breaking_ball, bender
  9. noun the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface. — synonyms: curvature
  10. noun curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.). — synonyms: bend

Examples

  • “You should slow down when approaching a curve.”
  • “She scribbled a curve on the paper.”
  • “The teacher was nice and graded the test on a curve.”

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