BENT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a special way of doing something
   Synonym(s)
   • hang (what does hang mean?)
   • knack (what does knack mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he had a bent for it
   • he had a special knack for getting into trouble
   • he couldn”t get the hang of it
   Hypernyms(s) bent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • endowment (what does endowment mean?)
   • gift (what does gift mean?)
   • talent (what does talent mean?)
   • natural endowment (what does natural endowment mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
   Synonym(s)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the set of his mind was obvious
   Hypernyms(s) bent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inclination (what does inclination mean?)
   • disposition (what does disposition mean?)
   • tendency (what does tendency mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • specify (what does specify mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • determine (what does determine mean?)
   • fix (what does fix mean?)
   • limit (what does limit mean?)
   • determine (what does determine mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
3. Meaning
   • grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
   Synonym(s)
   • bent-grass (what does bent-grass mean?)
   • bent grass (what does bent grass mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) bent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • grass (what does grass mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • velvet bent (what does velvet bent mean?)
   • velvet bent grass (what does velvet bent grass mean?)
   • brown bent (what does brown bent mean?)
   • Rhode Island bent (what does Rhode Island bent mean?)
   • dog bent (what does dog bent mean?)
   • Agrostis canina (what does Agrostis canina mean?)
   • cloud grass (what does cloud grass mean?)
   • Agrostis nebulosa (what does Agrostis nebulosa mean?)
   • creeping bent (what does creeping bent mean?)
   • creeping bentgrass (what does creeping bentgrass mean?)
   • Agrostis palustris (what does Agrostis palustris mean?)

BENT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • of metal e.g.
   Synonym(s)
   • crumpled (what does crumpled mean?)
   • dented (what does dented mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • bent nails
   • a car with a crumpled front end
   • dented fenders
   Similar To
   • damaged (what does damaged mean?)
2. Meaning
   • used especially of the head or upper back
   Synonym(s)
   • bowed (what does bowed mean?)
   • inclined (what does inclined mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a bent head and sloping shoulders
   Similar To
   • unerect (what does unerect mean?)
3. Meaning
   • used of the back and knees
   • stooped
   Synonym(s)
   • bended (what does bended mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • on bended knee
   • with bent (or bended) back
   Similar To
   • unerect (what does unerect mean?)
4. Meaning
   • fixed in your purpose
   Synonym(s)
   • bent on(p) (what does bent on(p) mean?)
   • dead set(p) (what does dead set(p) mean?)
   • intent on(p) (what does intent on(p) mean?)
   • out to(p) (what does out to(p) mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • bent on going to the theater
   • dead set against intervening
   • out to win every event
   Similar To
   • resolute (what does resolute mean?)
5. Meaning
   • altered from an originally straight condition
   Usage Example(s)
   • a bent wire
   Similar To
   • crooked (what does crooked mean?)