bends
Yields under pressure
The bends is decompression sickness—a painful and potentially fatal condition caused by rising too quickly from deep water.
Nitrogen dissolved in the blood under pressure forms bubbles as pressure drops, causing joint pain, paralysis, or death.
The name comes from the contorted postures of sufferers.
Divers must ascend slowly to avoid the bends.
Element seven, colorless gas
- diverOne who submerges
- ascentUpward movement
- hyperbaricAbove atmospheric pressure
- pressureForce upon contact
embolism · barotrauma · recompression · saturation · oxygen · helium · chamber · depth
Curved line segment
- spiralCurve winding around center
- coilWound circular arrangement
- loopCurve closing on itself
- twistRotating motion or surprise
crook · bow · crescent · curvature · sweep · curl · helix · meander
Leg's middle hinge
- elbowArm's middle joint
- waistTorso's narrowest circumference
- hipFashionable or pelvic joint
- wristHand-forearm connection
ankle · torso · crouch · stoop · lean · bow · genuflect · flex
U-shaped fastener for tresses
- switchbackReversing mountain path
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
zigzag · guardrail · dangerous · scenic · coastal · descent · gradient · banked
Tense a muscle
- warpBend from true form
- buckleFrame-and-prong fastener
- deformAlter shape permanently
- shapeExternal outline of something
mold · curve · fold · crease · crimp · kink · pliant · malleable
To travel without direction
- oxbowTight river curve
- horseshoeCurved metal hoof protector
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- tributaryStream entering larger river
downstream · upstream · channel · waterway · estuary · confluence · floodplain · riverbank
nitrogen
Element seven, colorless gas
- diverOne who submerges
- ascentUpward movement
- hyperbaricAbove atmospheric pressure
pressure · embolism · barotrauma · recompression · saturation · oxygen · helium · chamber · depth · surfacing
arc
Curved line segment
twist · crook · bow · crescent · curvature · sweep · curl · helix · meander · sinuous
knee
Leg's middle hinge
wrist · ankle · torso · crouch · stoop · lean · bow · genuflect · flex · fold
hairpin
U-shaped fastener for tresses
- switchbackReversing mountain path
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
serpentine · zigzag · guardrail · dangerous · scenic · coastal · descent · gradient · banked · drift
flex
Tense a muscle
shape · mold · curve · fold · crease · crimp · kink · pliant · malleable · ductile
meander
To travel without direction
tributary · downstream · upstream · channel · waterway · estuary · confluence · floodplain · riverbank · current
- bass techniqueswalking bass, slap bass, pizzicato, arco, fingerstyle
- rebarrebar, steel bars, bar chairs, bar mats, stirrups
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, curl
- distortionsdistort, distorts, deform, warp, twist
- turnsturn, rotate, spin, pivot, twist
- scuba divingscuba, regulator, BCD, scuba diving, wetsuit
bendsstraightens
Makes not crooked
unbends · straighten · unbend · extends · flattens
bendsresists
Actively withstands force
holds firm · stands fast · refuses · defies · breaks
- bend the kneeCeremonial act of submission
- bend overIncline torso downward
- bend over backwardsTry unusually hard to please
- bent overInclined forward at waist
- bend downLower your body forward
- fender benderMinor vehicle collision
bend, bent, bending, bendable, unbending, bender, benders, unbent, bended