courbe — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bent adjective Curved, folded, or twisted out of its original straight shape.
- crook noun A dishonest person, especially a criminal or swindler.
- crooked adj Bent or twisted rather than straight.
- curly adjective Formed into curls or ringlets; not straight.
- curve noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
- curved adj Having a smooth bend rather than straight lines or sharp angles.
Senses
courbe is used for these senses in English:
- bent (Of something that is usually straight) Folded, dented.
- crook (obsolete) A support beam consisting of a post with a cross-beam resting upon it; a bracket or truss consisting of a vertical piece, a horizontal piece, and a strut.
- crooked Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
- curly (typography) Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)
- curve A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.
- curved Having a curve or curves; curving.
bent — full definition
- adjective Curved, folded, or twisted out of its original straight shape.
- adjective Corrupt or dishonest, especially describing an official.
- adjective Strongly determined to do something.
- noun A natural inclination, skill, or tendency.
crook — full definition
- noun A dishonest person, especially a criminal or swindler.
- noun A hooked staff, such as the one used by shepherds or carried by a bishop.
- noun A bend or curve, especially in a part of the body such as the arm.
- verb To bend something, especially a finger or arm.
- adj Australian/NZ informal: unwell, or of poor quality.