Flexible definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FLEX'IBLE, a. [L. flexibilis ... without breaking; pliant; yielding to pressure; not stiff; as a flexible rod; a flexible plant. 2. Capable of yielding to intreaties, arguments or other ... Phocion was a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people. It often denotes, easy ... not firm. 3. Ductile; manageable; tractable; as the tender and flexible minds of youth. Flexible years or time of life, the time when the ...
flexible sigmoidoscope definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon [syn: sigmoidoscope, flexible sigmoidoscope]
Flexible sandstone definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sandstone Sand"stone`, n ... sandstone according to their composition; as, granitic, argillaceous, micaceous, etc. Flexible sandstone (Min.), the finer-grained variety of itacolumite, which on ... of the scales of mica in the lamination is quite flexible. Red sandstone, a name given to two extensive series of ...
flexible sigmoidoscopy definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: visual ... of the colon in a search for polyps [syn: sigmoidoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy]
flexible deterrent option definitions U.S. Military Dictionary A planning construct ... oriented actions carefully tailored to produce a desired effect. The flexible deterrent option is the means by which the various diplomatic ...
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SUP'PLE, a. 1. Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as supple joints; supple fingers. 2. Yielding; compliant ... PLE, v.t. To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather. 1. To make compliant. A mother ... bending freely [syn: limber, supple] v 1: make pliant and flexible; "These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use" Merriam ... Sterne > 2. to alleviate with a salve 3. to make flexible or pliant intransitive verb to become soft and pliant Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. & v. --adj. (suppler, supplest) 1 flexible, pliant; easily bent. 2 compliant; avoiding overt resistance; artfully or ... suppliant, perhaps originally, being the knees. Cf. Supplicate.] 1. Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers. 2. Yielding ...
... to be bent; that readily yields to pressure without rupture; flexible; as, willow is a pliable plant. 2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to moral influence, arguments, persuasion or ... to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract" [syn: elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant] 4: capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" [syn: bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy ... of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable ...
... to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract" [syn: elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant] n 1: a narrow band of elastic rubber ... of being easily stretched or expanded and resuming former shape ; flexible < an elastic bandage > 4. a. capable of ready change or ... adaptable < an elastic mind > • elastically adverb Synonyms: elastic, resilient, springy, flexible, supple mean able to endure strain without being permanently injured ... shape < the cake is done when the top is springy >. flexible applies to something which may or may not be resilient ... elastic but which can be bent or folded without breaking < flexible plastic tubing >. supple applies to something that can be ...
... 1: incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose" [ant: flexible] 2: not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the ... talks"; "uncompromising honesty" [syn: uncompromising, sturdy, inflexible] [ant: compromising, conciliatory, flexible] 3: resistant to being bent; "an inflexible iron bar"; "an inflexible knife blade"; [ant: flexible, flexile] 4: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances ... adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin inflexibilis, from in- + flexibilis flexible Date: 14th century 1. rigidly firm in will or purpose ... inflexibility n. inflexibly adv. Etymology: L inflexibilis (as IN-(1), FLEXIBLE) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Inflexible In*flex"i*ble, a. [L. inflexiblis: cf. F. inflexible. See In- not, and Flexible.] 1. Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; ...
... he said flexibly" [ant: inflexibly] Merriam Webster's adverb see flexible Webster's 1913 Dictionary Flexible Flex"i*ble, a. [L. flexibilis: cf. F. flexible.] 1. Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being ... pressure; not stiff or brittle. When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks. --Shak. 2. Willing or ready ... Phocion was a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people. --Bacon. Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible. --Shak. 3. Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; ...
... r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped [syn: flexibility, flexibleness] [ant: inflexibility, inflexibleness ... flexibility, flexibleness] [ant: inflexibility, rigidity, rigidness] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Flexible Flex"i*ble, a. [L. flexibilis: cf. F. flexible.] 1. Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being ... pressure; not stiff or brittle. When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks. --Shak. 2. Willing or ready ... Phocion was a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people. --Bacon. Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible. --Shak. 3. Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; ...
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LIM'BER, a. Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding. In America, it is applied to material things ... Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1565 1. capable of being shaped ; flexible 2. having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind ... Dictionary 1. adj. & v. --adj. 1 lithe, agile, nimble. 2 flexible. --v. (usu. foll. by up) 1 tr. make (oneself or ... to limp, a. [root]125. See Limp, a.] Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding. --Milton. The bargeman that doth row with long ... ber, v. t. To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant. --Richardson. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Limber Lim"ber ... Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Supple, pliable, pliant, flexible, lithe. Moby Thesaurus adaptable, anemic, asthenic, bendable, bending, bloodless, ...
Switch definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SWITCH, n. A small flexible twig or rod. On the medal, Mauritania leads a horse ... track to another or to store rolling stock 5: a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment 6: a basketball ... flip, switch] 6: flog with or as if with a flexible rod 7: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action ... from Middle Dutch swijch twig Date: 1592 1. a slender flexible whip, rod, or twig < a riding switch > 2. an act ... change-over, or deviation. b an exchange. 3 a slender flexible shoot cut from a tree. 4 a light tapering rod ... n. Switching.] 1. To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip. --Chapman. 2. To swing or whisk; ...