You searched for: “bent”
Units related to: “bent”
ankylo-, ankyl-, anky-, anchylo-, anchyl-, ancylo-, ancyl-
(Greek: stiff, unmovable; adhesion; by extension, "bent, hooked, crooked, curved, looped")
campto-
(Greek: kamptos, bent)
campylo-
(Greek: crooked, bent)
curvi-, curv-
(Latin: crooked, bent; curved)
cyrt-, cyrto-, kyrt-, kyrto- +
(Greek: bent, curved)
helico-, helic-, helici-, heli-, helix-
(Greek: spiral, coil; twisted, bent; spiral-shaped; a coil; by extension, "snail")
kyph-, kypho-, cyph-, cypho- +
(Greek: bent; humped, humpbacked)
scolio-, scoli-, skoli- +
(Greek: curvature, curved, twisted, crooked, bent)
unci-, unc-, uncin- +
(Greek > Latin: hook, hooked, bent, curved)
irido-, irid-, iri-, iris- +
(Greek: iris [relating to the eye]; the rainbow; colored circle, colored portion of the eye [originally, "something bent or curved"])
strepto-, strepsi-
(Greek: a twisting, to twist; easily bent or twisted, like a chain)
Word Entries at Get Words: “bent”
bent (s) (noun), bents (pl)
1. An attraction to or an interest in a particular thing or activity: James had a bent for going to the fitness studio almost everyday.

Harry was told that since his son has a bent for music, make sure he learns to play a musical instrument.

2. A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way: The politician had a bent for ignoring people who asked him negative questions about his time as a senator.
A fixed tendency, inclination, or disposition.
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