CURVE
/kɜːv/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 13
Definition
- verb turn sharply.
— synonyms: swerve, sheer, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
- verb extend in curves and turns.
— synonyms: wind, twist
- verb form an arch or curve.
— synonyms: arch, arc
- verb bend or cause to bend.
— synonyms: crook
- verb form a curl, curve, or kink.
— synonyms: curl, kink
- noun the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes.
— synonyms: curved_shape
- noun a line on a graph representing data.
- 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
- noun the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface.
— synonyms: curvature
- 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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