able to bend easily without breaking.
flex+ible
Shared component: flex · bend
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flex
bend
Related forms: flex · 19 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesNot able to be changed or adapted; unwilling to change one's opinions, decisions, etc.
in+flex+ible
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A muscle whose contraction bends a limb or other part of the body.
flex+or
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An action that is performed without conscious thought as a response to a stimulus.
re+flex
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The action of bending or the condition of being bent, especially of a limb or joint.
flex+ion
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The action of bending or the state of being bent, especially of a flexible structure.
flex+ure
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a system of working a set number of hours with the starting and finishing times chosen within agreed limits by the employee.
flex+time
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Relating to or involving bending or curvature.
flex+ur+al
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Describing an action that the subject of a sentence performs on or to itself.
re+flex+ive
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A mark (^) placed over a vowel in some languages to indicate its quality or length.
circum+flex
Shared component: flex · bend
The ability to bend easily without breaking.
flex+ibility
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the action of bending a hand or foot backward, raising the hand toward the arm or the foot toward the shin.
dorsi+flex+ion
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The quality or state of being unwilling or unable to change; rigidity.
in+flex+ibility
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flexExtended relation
To bend a joint or limb, or to tighten a muscle.
Extended relation: flex · bend
flexingExtended relation
(present participle) Bending or tensing a muscle or limb
flex+ing
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flexiblyExtended relation
in a way that can change or be changed easily to suit any new situation
flex+ibly
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inflexiblyExtended relation
In a way that is unwilling to change or be changed; rigidly.
in+flex+ibly
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reflexivelyExtended relation
In a way that is done without conscious thought, as an automatic reaction.
re+flex+ive+ly
Extended relation: flex · bend
reflexivityExtended relation
The fact of being reflexive; the quality of a word, grammatical construction, or relationship that refers back to the subject or itself.
reflex+ive+ity
Extended relation: flex · bend