The meaning of Bandy

verb

Make a formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention.

Usage examples:

The president's office announced that the siege would be lifted

adjective

Sharply curved or having an angle.

Usage examples:

A piece of bent wire

noun

Past and past participle of bend1.

noun

A stiff grass which is used for lawns and is a component of pasture and hay grasses.

Usage examples:

The grasses used may be native to the area or specially introduced species such as rye grass, fescu…

adjective

A bow-legged person has legs that curve out at the knees.

verb

Play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow.

Usage examples:

The techniques by which the pieces were bowed

verb

Bend the head or upper part of the body as a sign of respect, greeting, or shame.

Usage examples:

He turned and bowed to his father

noun

A knot tied with two loops and two loose ends, used especially for tying shoelaces and decorative ribbons.

Usage examples:

A girl with long hair tied back in a bow

verb

Transmit (a programme or some information) by radio or television.

Usage examples:

The announcement was broadcast live

noun

A radio or television programme or transmission.

Usage examples:

The queen's annual christmas tv broadcast

adjective

Relating to radio or television programmes.

Usage examples:

A broadcast journalist

verb

Move continuously or freely through a closed system or area.

Usage examples:

Antibodies circulate in the bloodstream

verb

Share or exchange information, news, or ideas.

Usage examples:

The prisoner was forbidden to communicate with his family

verb

Transfer to another

verb

To give messages or information to others through speech, writing, body movements, or signals

Usage examples:

[ t ] she said we should communicate our requests in writing rather than over the telephone., [ i ]…

adjective

Bent or twisted out of shape or out of place.

Usage examples:

His teeth were yellow and crooked

verb

Bend (something, especially a finger as a signal).

Usage examples:

He crooked a finger for the waitress

adjective

Not straight or not even; twisted, bent, or uneven

Usage examples:

That dog’s tail is crooked., your glasses are on crooked., their efforts centered on crooked deals …

adjective

Having the form of a curve; bent.

Usage examples:

Birds with long curved bills

verb

Form or cause to form a curve.

Usage examples:

Her mouth curved in a smile

adjective

Having a rounded or smoothly bending shape

Usage examples:

A curved surface, the knife has a short, curved blade.

verb

Spread over a wide area or between a large number of people.

Usage examples:

Technologies diffuse rapidly

adjective

Spread out over a large area; not concentrated.

Usage examples:

The diffuse community which centred on the church

verb

To spread or cause something to spread in many directions

Usage examples:

[ t ] television is a powerful means of diffusing knowledge., [ t ] the guide tried to diffuse the …

verb

Talk about (something) with a person or people.

Usage examples:

I discussed the matter with my wife

verb

To talk about something to other people, often exchanging ideas or opinions

Usage examples:

We have been discussing the possibility of working together., [ + question word ] this booklet disc…

verb

Spread (something, especially information) widely.

Usage examples:

Health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information

phrasal verb

Give to several people

phrasal verb

To last no longer, or to work no longer

Usage examples:

Food supplies will give out by the end of the week., they’re giving out free tickets to the circus.

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) abnormally formed; misshapen.

Usage examples:

Her ribs are malformed

adjective

(used especially of part of the body) wrongly formed

Usage examples:

There are genetic defects which can cause malformed teeth., the shells of the snails appeared to be…

adjective

Not having the normal or natural shape or form.

Usage examples:

Misshapen fruit

adjective

Having a shape that is not natural

Usage examples:

His knee is badly misshapen from years of football and seven operations.

verb

Promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).

Usage examples:

These objectives have to be promulgated within the organization

verb

To spread beliefs or ideas among a lot of people

Usage examples:

The new law was finally promulgated in the autumn of last year.

verb

Breed specimens of (a plant or animal) by natural processes from the parent stock.

Usage examples:

Try propagating your own houseplants from cuttings

verb

To produce a new plant from a parent plant, or of a plant or animal to reproduce

verb

Make (something) widely known.

Usage examples:

Use the magazine to publicize human rights abuses

verb

Make known to people as a whole

verb

To make information available about someone or something

Usage examples:

Luna has helped publicize the problem of homelessness.

verb

Provide or supply (food, drink, or other goods) as one's business.

Usage examples:

Shops purveying cooked food

verb

To provide food, services, or information as a business

Usage examples:

The two mall shops purvey nearly identical merchandise., radio stations are purveyors of music, inf…

verb

To sell goods or services to customers

Usage examples:

Susan was approached by a gentleman who purveyed counterfeit chanel perfume.

abbreviation

Recto.

noun

The eighteenth letter of the alphabet.

noun

A number between +1 and −1 calculated so as to represent the linear interdependence of two variables or sets of data.

noun

A currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth.

Usage examples:

They were investigating rumours of a massacre

verb

Be circulated as an unverified account.

Usage examples:

It's rumoured that he lives on a houseboat

noun

An interesting story or piece of news that may or may not be true, that spreads quickly from person to person

Usage examples:

A rumour that i heard a rumour that she's leaving., a rumour has surfaced that the company is about…