bends

/bɛndz/noun1 syllable

Bends means: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure.

Synonyms for bends5

noun, as in pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism, caisson disease

What does bends mean?1

noun

1

pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bends?20

one syllable

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two syllables

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three syllables

Show 40 near rhymes

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Bends in a sentence

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.Hybrid
Here, the river bends gently to the left.sundown
Travel shapes the youth, but bends the suitcases.zogwarg
The river bends slightly to the right here.sundown
The road bends sharply to the right at this point.sacredceltic
Divers who surface too quickly run the risk of contracting the bends.patgfisher
That's one of the many bends in this country road.sundown
She bends down to remove a small tick from her ankle.felidad

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