curve curve ball breaking ball bender | a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter |
crack fling go pass whirl offer | a usually brief attempt, he took a crack at it, I gave it a whirl |
bend curve | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) |
blind curve blind bend | a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving |
curvature curve | the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface |
normal curve bell-shaped curve Gaussian curve Gaussian shape | a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution |
regression line regression curve | a smooth curve fitted to the set of paired data in regression analysis, for linear regression the curve is a straight line |
frequencyesponse curve frequencyesponse characteristic | (electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency |
curve | a line on a graph representing data |
characteristic curve characterisic function | (electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters |
Laffer curve | a graph purporting to show the relation between tax rates and government income, income increases as tax rates increase up to an optimum beyond which income declines |
learning curve | a graph showing the rate of learning (especially a graph showing the amount recalled as a function of the number of attempts to recall) |
contract offer | offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate |
marriage proposal proposal of marriage marriage offer proposal | an offer of marriage |
offer offering | something offered (as a proposal or bid), noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds |
tender offer | an offer to buy shares in a corporation (usually above the market price) for cash or securities or both |
offer offering | the verbal act of offering, a generous offer of assistance |
offer price | (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to sell a certain security |
exponential curve | a graph of an exponential function |
curve curved shape | the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |
closed curve | a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints |
simple closed curve Jordan curve | a closed curve that does not intersect itself |
sine curve sinusoid | the curve of ysin x |
curl curve kink | form a curl, curve, or kink, the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling |
offer | put forward for consideration, He offered his opinion |
offer | threaten to do something, I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal |
propose declare oneself offer pop the question | ask (someone) to marry you, he popped the question on Sunday night, she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months, The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman |
swerve sheer curve trend veer slue slew cut | turn sharply, change direction abruptly, The car cut to the left at the intersection, The motorbike veered to the right |
crook curve | bend or cause to bend, He crooked his index finger, the road curved sharply |
arch curve arc | form an arch or curve, her back arches, her hips curve nicely |
offer | produce or introduce on the stage, The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month |
offer | make available or accessible, provide or furnish, The conference center offers a health spa, The hotel offers private meeting rooms |
offer proffer | present for acceptance or rejection, She offered us all a cold drink |
offer | make available for sale, The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week |
offer extend | offer verbally, extend my greetings, He offered his sympathy |
extend offer | make available, provide, extend a loan, The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages |
offer bid tender | propose a payment, The Swiss dealer offered million for the painting |
put up provide offer | mount or put up, put up a good fight, offer resistance |
volunteer offer | agree freely, She volunteered to drive the old lady home, I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it |
offer offer up | present as an act of worship, offer prayers to the gods |
wind twist curve | extend in curves and turns, The road winds around the lake, the path twisted through the forest |