bends

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bɛndz/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛndz

Noun[edit]

bends

  1. plural of bend

Noun[edit]

bends pl (plural only)

  1. (nautical) The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ship's side, wales.
  2. (underwater diving, pathology, usually with the) Synonym of decompression sickness.

Translations[edit]

nautical: thickest and strongest planks on the sides of a ship — see wales

Verb[edit]

bends

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bend

Anagrams[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Participle[edit]

bends

  1. strong masculine/neuter genitive singular of bendr
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