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curved definition
curved |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb curve 4 of 5 senses of curve Sense 1 swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut => peel off => yaw Sense 2 wind, curve => circumvolute => spiral => snake Sense 3 arch, curve, arc => camber Sense 4 crook, curve => recurve Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb curve 4 of 5 senses of curve Sense 1 swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut => peel off => yaw Sense 2 wind, curve => circumvolute => spiral => snake Sense 3 arch, curve, arc => camber Sense 4 crook, curve => recurve Entailment of verb curve 1 of 5 senses of curve Sense 5 curl, curve, kink => bend, deform, twist, turn Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb curve 5 senses of curve Sense 1 swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut => turn Sense 2 wind, curve => be Sense 3 arch, curve, arc => bend, flex Sense 4 crook, curve => bend, flex Sense 5 curl, curve, kink => change surface Familiarity of verb curve curve used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb curve Sense 1 swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut => turn -------------- Sense 2 wind, curve => be -------------- Sense 3 arch, curve, arc => bend, flex -------------- Sense 4 crook, curve => bend, flex -------------- Sense 5 curl, curve, kink => change surface -------------- Grep of noun curved curved shape Overview of verb curve The verb curve has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right") 2. (1) wind, curve -- (extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake") 3. (1) arch, curve, arc -- (form an arch) 4. crook, curve -- (bend or cause to bend) 5. curl, curve, kink -- (form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"; "The road curved") Overview of adj curved The adj curved has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) curved, curving -- (not straight; having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard") Antonyms of adj curved 1 sense of curved Sense 1 curved (vs. straight), curving straight (vs. curved) => trabeated, trabeate => uncurved, uncurving Similarity of adj curved 1 sense of curved Sense 1 curved (vs. straight), curving => arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed => curvilineal, curvilinear => falcate, falciform, sickle-shaped => flexuous => hooklike => incurvate, incurved => recurved, recurvate => semicircular => serpentine, snaky, snakelike => sinuate, sinuous, wiggly => sinusoidal => eellike => curvy, curvey => upcurved Attributes of adj curved Familiarity of adj curved curved used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj curved curved decurved incurved recurved uncurved upcurved Overview of verb curve The verb curve has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right") 2. (1) wind, curve -- (extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake") 3. (1) arch, curve, arc -- (form an arch) 4. crook, curve -- (bend or cause to bend) 5. curl, curve, kink -- (form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"; "The road curved") Overview of adj curved The adj curved has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) curved, curving -- (not straight; having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard")
curved definition
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