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curve > 10 senses
NOUN	1	curve, curved shape	The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
	2	curve	A line on a graph representing data
	3	curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender	A pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter
	4	curve, curvature	The property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
	5	curve, bend	Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
VERB	1	curve, swerve, sheer, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut	Turn sharply
	2	curve, wind, twist	Extend in curves and turns
	3	curve, arch, arc	Form an arch or curve
	4	curve, crook	Bend or cause to bend
	5	curve, curl, kink	Form a curl, curve, or kink

curve > pronunciation
Sounds	ker'v
Rhymes	conserve, deserve, nerve, and 9 more rhymes in erv...

curve > noun 1, shape
Meaning	The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes.
Synonyms	curved shape
Contrary	straight line
Broader	line
Narrower	normal curve, bell-shaped curve, Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape; meander; closed curve; S-shape; catenary; Cupid's bow; wave, undulation; extrados; gooseneck; intrados; bend, crook, twist, turn; hook, crotchet; envelope; arc; scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle; spiral; helix, spiral; perversion; sinuosity, sinuousness; arch; bell, bell shape, campana; bow, arc; crescent; quadric, quadric surface; roulette, line roulette
Adjectives	sigmoid
Verbs	curve

curve > noun 2, communication
Meaning	A line on a graph representing data.
Part of	graph, graphical record
Broader	line
Narrower	regression line, regression curve

curve > noun 3, act
Meaning	A pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter.
Synonyms	curve ball, breaking ball, bender
Broader	pitch, delivery

curve > noun 4, attribute
Meaning	The property possessed by the curving of a line or surface.
Synonyms	curvature
Broader	shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation
Narrower	curliness, waviness; straightness
Adjectives	curvy, curvey; curvy, curvey
Verbs	curve; curve

curve > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.).
Synonyms	bend
Part of	road, route
Category	river
Broader	section, segment
Narrower	blind curve, blind bend; elbow; hairpin bend
Adjectives	curvy, curvey; curvy, curvey
Verbs	curve; curve; curve

curve > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Turn sharply. Change direction abruptly.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Synonyms	swerve, sheer, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
Broader	turn
Narrower	peel off; yaw
Nouns	curve; curve

curve > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Extend in curves and turns.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Synonyms	wind, twist
Broader	be
Narrower	circumvolute; spiral; snake
Nouns	curve; curve

curve > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Form an arch or curve.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something
Examples	"her hips curve nicely"
Synonyms	arch, arc
Broader	bend, flex
Narrower	camber
Nouns	curvature; curvature, curve

curve > verb 4, motion
Meaning	Bend or cause to bend.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something
Examples	"the road curved sharply"
Synonyms	crook
Broader	bend, flex
Narrower	recurve
Nouns	curvature

curve > verb 5, change
Meaning	Form a curl, curve, or kink.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	curl, kink
Broader	change surface
Entails	flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
Nouns	curve

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