Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| angle | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons • the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians • a biased way of looking at or presenting something verb • move or proceed at an angle • to incline or bend from a vertical position • seek indirectly • fish with a hook • present with a bias | ||||||
| articulation | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech • the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made • expressing in coherent verbal form • (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) • the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible | ||||||
| bend | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range • a circular segment of a curve • movement that causes the formation of a curve • curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) • an angular or rounded shape made by folding • diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left verb • form a curve • change direction • cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form • bend one's back forward from the waist on down • turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest • bend a joint | ||||||
| flex | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of flexing verb • contract • exhibit the strength of • form a curve • bend a joint • cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form | ||||||
| hinge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other • a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend verb • attach with a hinge | ||||||
| joint | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective • united or combined noun • (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) • a disreputable place of entertainment • the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made • a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion • junction by which parts or objects are joined together • marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking adjective satellite • affecting or involving two or more • involving both houses of a legislature verb • fit as if by joints • provide with a joint • fasten with a joint • separate (meat) at the joint | ||||||
| juncture | nounn | |||||
noun • an event that occurs at a critical time • a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made • the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made | ||||||
| pivot | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver • axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns • the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot verb • turn on a pivot | ||||||
| genu | ||||||
noun • hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella | ||||||
| stifle | verbv | |||||
noun • joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee verb • suppress in order to conceal or hide • suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity • impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of • be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen | ||||||
| articulatio genus | nounn | |||||
noun • hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella | ||||||
| human knee | nounn | |||||
noun • hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella | ||||||
| knee joint | nounn | |||||
noun • hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella | ||||||
