n. A condition of bubbles in the blood which sometimes occurs during ascent.
n. The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ship's side, wales.
v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bend.
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n. pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
Word Usage
"A flexible spring bends from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn to reveal the part of the Earth lit by the Sun and to indicate the time and place of sunrise and sunset."