Unscramble curve

Definition of curve

noun:

• the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes. Synonyms: curved shape. Antonyms: straight line.
• a line on a graph representing data.
• a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter. Synonyms: bender, breaking ball, curve ball.
• the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface. Synonyms: curvature.
• curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.). Synonyms: bend.

verb:

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection", "The motorbike veered to the right". Synonyms: cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer.
• extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake", "the path twisted through the forest". Synonyms: twist, wind.
• form an arch or curve; "her back arches", "her hips curve nicely". Synonyms: arc, arch.
• bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger", "the road curved sharply". Synonyms: crook.
• form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling". Synonyms: curl, kink.

Related words

arc, arch, bell, bend, bow, camber, campana, catenary, circumvolute, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, crescent, crook, crotchet, curliness, elbow, envelope, extrados, gooseneck, helix, hook, intrados, meander, perversion, quadric, recurve, roulette, scallop, sinuosity, sinuousness, snake, spiral, straightness, turn, twist, undulation, wave, waviness, yaw.

Words nearby

carve, cure, curie, curse, curved, curvet, curvey, curvy.

Rhymes with

conserve, deserve, nerve, observe, oeuvre, preserve, preserve, preserve, reserve, reserve, serve, swerve, unnerve, verve.