bent

  • 21bent — bȅnt m <N mn bèntovi> DEFINICIJA razg. 1. pregrada na vodotoku koja zadržava vodu; brana, ustava 2. pojas zemlje i sl. nasut i izdignut nad razinu vode; nasip ETIMOLOGIJA engl …

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  • 22bent — n turn, talent, aptitude, knack, *gift, faculty, genius Analogous words: propensity, penchant, *leaning, proclivity, flair: *predilection, bias, prepossession, prejudice, partiality: capacity, *ability, capability Contrasted words: disinclination …

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  • 23bent — bent1 [bent] the past tense and past participle of ↑bend bent 2 bent2 adj 1.) something that is bent is no longer flat or straight ▪ a bent nail ▪ Stand with your knees slightly bent. ▪ He breathed in deeply, bent double in pain (=with the top… …

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  • 24bent — [[t]be̱nt[/t]] 1) Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend. 2) ADJ GRADED If an object is bent, it is damaged and no longer has its correct shape. The trees were all bent and twisted from the wind. 3) ADJ GRADED If a person is bent,… …

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  • 25bent — bent1 [ bent ] adjective 1. ) a bent object has a curved or twisted shape: bent railings 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL dishonest: a bent cop 3. ) MAINLY BRITISH an offensive word used to describe a gay person bent on (doing) something very… …

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  • 26bent — ac·cum·bent; bent; col·la·bent; cum·bent; de·cum·bent; in·cum·bent·ly; lam·bent; lam·bent·ly; pre·ter·la·bent; pro·cum·bent; sor·bent; un·bent; ra·dio·al·ler·go·sor·bent; in·cum·bent; re·cum·bent; …

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  • 27Bent — The term bent may refer to: * Bent (chemistry) * Bent (play), a 1979 play starring Richard Gere which was adapted into a movie in 1997. * Bent (band), an electronica duo from England. * Bent (song), a song by matchbox twenty. * Bent (village), a… …

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  • 28bent — I adj. (cannot stand alone) determined bent on (he was bent on getting himself hurt; bent on mischief) II n. propensity 1) to have; show a bent for 2) to follow one s (own) bent 3) an artistic; decided; natural bent * * * [bent] decided natural… …

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  • 29bent — I. /bɛnt / (say bent) adjective 1. curved; crooked: a bent stick; a bent finger. 2. Colloquial dishonest; corrupt: *We d done it all before; the security guard paid off, out the back having a smoke, the bent coppers taking their cut, but this… …

  • 30bent — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ natural ▪ artistic, intellectual, literary, philosophical, political, scientific VERB + BENT …

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