unbend

unbend is a 6-letter English word with 12 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 13 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.
2. transitive verb. A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care.
3. transitive verb. To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use.
4. transitive verb. To cast loose or untie, as a rope.
5. intransitive verb. To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.
6. intransitive verb. To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.
7. verb. release from mental strain, tension, or formality

   "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"

8. verb. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

   "He relaxed in the hot tub"

   "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

   Synonyms: decompress, relax, unwind

9. verb. make less taut

   "relax the tension on the rope"

   Synonyms: relax

10. verb. free from flexure

    "unbend a bow"

11. verb. unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
12. verb. straighten up or out; make straight

    Synonyms: straighten

Synonyms

decompress, relax, unwind, straighten

Common word forms

unbends, unbended, unbender, unbending, unbendable

Words from these letters

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