Flexible - English meaning

adjective

That can be bent

Usage examples:

Bendable copper pipe

adjective

Capable of bending; soft and flexible.

Usage examples:

A bendy toy

adjective

Something that is bendy can be easily bent into new shapes without breaking

Usage examples:

A bendy toy, she was threading beads onto a bendy piece of wire., the carrots were old and bendy., …

adjective

A bendy road has many curves and changes of direction in it

Usage examples:

A bendy road, the trains tilt around corners, so that they can negotiate the bendy route faster.

adjective

(of a metal) able to be drawn out into a thin wire.

Usage examples:

Zirconium and zirconium-tin alloys are ductile metals and can be prepared by conventional processes.

adjective

A ductile metal can be bent or stretched easily.

adjective

(of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after being stretched or compressed.

Usage examples:

A tourniquet of rubber tubing or other elastic material is placed around the upper arm

noun

Cord, tape, or fabric, woven with strips of rubber, which returns to its original length or shape after being stretched.

Usage examples:

A polythene bag tied with elastic

adjective

(of a material) able to stretch and be returned to its original shape or size

Usage examples:

She bunched her ponytail and slipped on an elastic hair band., our plans are still very elastic.

adjective

(of a person or body part) lithe or supple.

Usage examples:

I have to practise to keep myself limber

verb

Warm up in preparation for exercise or activity, especially sport or athletics.

Usage examples:

The acrobats were limbering up for the big show

noun

The detachable front part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels and an axle, a pole, and a frame holding one or more ammunition boxes.

Usage examples:

The ammunition limber was the worst for wear and required the most work.

adjective

(of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking.

Usage examples:

A malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet

adjective

Easily influenced, trained, or controlled

Usage examples:

Mother wanted me to be a malleable girl who would take her advice.

adjective

(of a soft substance) able to be made into any shape

Usage examples:

The shoe is made of mouldable plastic., the right combination of sugar and water can result in a fi…

noun

A synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, pvc, nylon, etc., that can be moulded into shape while soft, and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form.

Usage examples:

Mains pipes should be made of plastic or copper

adjective

Made of plastic.

Usage examples:

Plastic bottles

Synthetic material that can be molded into objects

adjective

Easily bent; flexible.

Usage examples:

Quality leather is pliable and will not crack

adjective

Easily bent.

Usage examples:

Pliant willow stems

adjective

Pliant people are easily influenced or controlled by other people

Usage examples:

I don't think it's a good thing for children to be too pliant., the management has adopted a more p…

adjective

(of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.

Usage examples:

Babies are generally far more resilient than new parents realize

adjective

Able to improve quickly after being hurt or being ill

Usage examples:

Life is hard there, but the people are resilient.

adjective

Able to return quickly to a previous good condition after problems

Usage examples:

The us economy remains amazingly resilient., resilient to sth the portfolio is designed to be resil…

adjective

Springing back quickly when squeezed or stretched; elastic.

Usage examples:

The springy turf

adjective

Returning quickly to the usual shape, after being pulled, pushed, crushed, etc.

Usage examples:

The turf feels very springy underfoot.

adjective

Bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.

Usage examples:

Her supple fingers

verb

Make more flexible.

Usage examples:

I was also able to concentrate on bending and suppling him laterally.

adjective

Bending or able to be bent easily; not stiff

Usage examples:

His supple fingers manipulated the needle with the utmost delicacy., fig. adams brings a supple (= …

adjective

Relating to tension.

Usage examples:

A tensile force

adjective

Flexible; springy.

Usage examples:

New growths of whippy sapling twigs

adjective

Moving or being able to move backwards and forwards quickly

Usage examples:

The sea creature has a whippy tail that helps it propel swiftly through the water., as we squeezed …

adjective

Moving or being able to move backwards and forwards quickly

Usage examples:

The sea creature has a whippy tail that helps it propel swiftly through the water., as we squeezed …

adjective

Able to be worked, fashioned, or manipulated.

Usage examples:

More flour and salt can be added until they make a workable dough

adjective

Likely to do or achieve what is intended

Usage examples:

A workable plan/solution