bent
bents; bently
If you have a knack or aptitude for doing something, you can say you have a bent for it. Perhaps you have a bent for woodworking, creating fabulous desserts, or writing poetry, you are good at it.
The noun bent can also refer to a strong inclination to react to something in a specific manner. If you have a strong scientific bent, you won't be inclined to believe reports of alien spaceship landings and Loch Ness Monster sightings. As an adjective, bent describes someone very determined, and in this case, the word is usually followed by "on." You may be bent on the kids going to bed early, but they may have other ideas: party in the living room!
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used of the back and knees; stooped
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crumpled or dented (of metal, for example)
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fixed in your purpose
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a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
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synonyms:
set
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type of:
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disposition, inclination, tendency
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
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disposition, inclination, tendency
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a special way of doing something
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grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
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synonyms:
bent grass, bent-grass
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types:
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Agrostis canina, Rhode Island bent, brown bent, dog bent, velvet bent, velvet bent grass
common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves
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Agrostis nebulosa, cloud grass
Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets
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Agrostis palustris, creeping bent, creeping bentgrass
common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners
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grass
narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
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Agrostis canina, Rhode Island bent, brown bent, dog bent, velvet bent, velvet bent grass
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an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
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type of:
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grassland
land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
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grassland
Vocabulary lists containing bent
After a Roman general captures a queen and kills her son, she embarks on a violent quest for revenge.
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