Definition
Part of
Speech
Sentence
circumflex
to bend around or curve; bending, curving, or
winding around
Verb
A vine will circumflex around the trees as it grows.
Verb
The football player deflected the pass and the ball was
intercepted.
deflect
to turn or move to one side; to swerve
flexible
capable of bending without breaking
Adjective
Flexible straws can bend without breaking.
flexor
a muscle that bends a part of a body, such as an
arm or a leg
Noun
My hip flexor is sore from all of the exercise I am doing.
Noun
The inflection in her voice indicated anger.
Adjective
The inflexible metal rod could not be bent.
inflection
the bending or changing of a person's voice so it
doesn't sound boring; making one's voice go up or
down
inflexible
not able to be bent without breaking; stiff
reflect
to bend or throw back light or heat
Verb
A mirror will reflect light on the wall.
Noun
She saw her own reflection in the mirror.
Noun
The reflex angle measured 210 degrees.
reflection
the image in a mirror that is a result of bending light
when it is thrown back; the image thrown back from
a shiny surface
reflex angle
an angle that is greater than 180 degrees because
the angle is bent beyond a straight line
retroflex
bent or turned backward
Adjective
His knee cracked after the hard hit by the football player
because it was retroflex.