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to flex or to twist
Ãâó: www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/rc/dictionar...
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"the bends" is a painful condition caused when nitrogen gas forms bubbles in a diver's blood. Scuba divers risk getting "the bends" if they come up too fast from a deep dive.
Ãâó: www.reefed.edu.au/glossary/b.html
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One of the ordinaries. It is formed of two lines, and is drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base point of the escutcheon. It generally occupies one-fifth of the field; but formerly it was one-fifth only when plain, and one-third when charged.
Ãâó: digiserve.com/heraldry/pimb_b.htm
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A type of knot used to connect a line to a spar or another line. Also the act of using such a knot.
Ãâó: www.terrax.org/sailing/glossary/gb.aspx
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| bend |
to bend something, especially the head or body when bowing or nodding, or be bent in this way
Ãâó: encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861620656/incline.html
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