Bending and Crooked

Bending

Bending adjective - Marked by a long series of irregular curves.
Usage example: the river takes a long bending path to the sea
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Crooked and bending are semantically related in straight topic. In some cases you can use "Crooked" instead an adjective "Bending", when it comes to topics like winding.

Nearby Words: bend, bender, bendy, bended

Crooked

Crooked adjective - Marked by a long series of irregular curves.
Usage example: a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth

Bending and crooked are semantically related in straight topic. You can use "Bending" instead an adjective "Crooked", if it concerns topics such as winding.

Nearby Words: crook, crookedness, crookedly, crooking
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