Background for curving
BeDict Logo

curving

/ˈkɜːrvɪŋ/ /ˈkɜːrvɪn/

Meanings
verb
To bend; to crook.

Examples :

"to curve a line"
appearance nature action

Related Words

Illustration pitching

pitching verb

/ˈpɪtʃtɪŋ/

To cover or smear with pitch.

"The workers were pitching the seams of the boat to make it waterproof. "

Illustration romantic

romantic adjective

/ɹə-/ /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/

Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, Corsican, etc.

"My history teacher explained the romantic languages, like French and Spanish, in class today. "

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Illustration advances

advances noun

/ədˈvænsɪz/ /ædˈvænsɪz/

A forward move; improvement or progression.

"an advance in health or knowledge"

Illustration distribution

distribution noun

/ˌdɪstɹəˈbjuːʃən/

An act of distributing or state of being distributed.

"The distribution of the school supplies was done fairly, giving each student an equal amount. "

Illustration swerve

swerve noun

/swɜː(ɹ)v/ /swɝv/

A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.

"The driver made a sudden swerve to avoid hitting the child running into the street. "

Illustration gradually

gradually adverb

/ˈɡɹædʒuəli/

In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.

"The plants gradually grew taller over the summer. "

Illustration course

course noun

/kɔːs/ /kɔɹs/

A sequence of events.

"The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another."

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration mountain

mountain noun

/ˈmaʊntɪn/ /ˈmaʊntn̩/

An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

Illustration curves

curves noun

/kɜːvz/ /kɝvz/

A gentle bend, such as in a road.

"You should slow down when approaching a curve."

Illustration straight

straight noun

/stɹeɪt/

Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.

"The straight path to the school led past the park. "