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De - Pt| English Dictionary: unbending | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for unbending | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Unbending \Un*bend"ing\, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un- not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. unbend.] 1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things. Flies o'er unbending corn, and skims along the main. --Pope. 2. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons. 3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to abstract ideas; as, unbending truths. 4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.] It may entertain your lordships at an unbending hour. --Rowe. -- {Un*bend"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Un*bend"ing*ness}, n. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Unbend \Un*bend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unbent}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Unbending}.] [1st pref. un- + bend.] 1. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow. 2. A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care. You do unbend your noble strength. --Shak. 3. (Naut.) (a) To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use. (b) To cast loose or untie, as a rope. | |
