validation
proof
substantiation | the act of validating, finding or testing the truth of something |
knee bend
squat squatting | exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent, strengthens the leg muscles |
| burden of proof | the duty of proving a disputed charge |
bend
curve | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) |
| bend bend dexter | diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left |
blind curve
blind bend | a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving |
| carrick bend | a knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers |
damp-proof course
damp course | a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building |
| fisherman's bend | a knot for tying a line to a spar or ring |
| hairpin bend | a U-shaped bend in a road |
| hawser bend | a knot uniting the ends of two lines |
| proof | a trial photographic print from a negative |
sheet bend
becket bend
weaver's knot
weaver's hitch | a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) |
proof
cogent evidence | any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something, if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it |
proof test copy
trial impression | (printing) an impression made to check for errors |
| galley proof | a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages |
| foundry proof | a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made |
| proof | a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it |
| mathematical proof | proof of a mathematical theorem |
| logical proof | proof of a logical theorem |
bar sinister
bend sinister | a mark of bastardy, lines from top right to bottom left |
bending
bend | movement that causes the formation of a curve |
| proof spirit | a mixture containing half alcohol by volume atdegrees Fahrenheit |
| Big Bend | a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border, formed by a bend in the Rio Grande |
| Big Bend National Park | a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife |
| South Bend | a city in northern Indiana |
| Bend | a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range |
| proof | a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) |
bend crook
twist turn | a circular segment of a curve, a bend in the road, a crook in the path |
fold
crease plication
flexure
crimp
bend | an angular or rounded shape made by folding, a fold in the napkin, a crease in his trousers, a plication on her blouse, a flexure of the colon, a bend of his elbow |
fall over backwards
bend over backwards | try very hard to please someone, She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law |
| proof | make resistant (to harm), proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer |
child-proof
childproof | make safe against children, childproof the apartment |
goofproof
goof-proof
foolproof | proof against human misuse or error, foolproof this appliance |
| proof | activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk, proof yeast |
proofread
proof | read for errors, I should proofread my manuscripts |
| proof | knead to reach proper lightness, proof dough |
flex bend
deform twist turn b | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form, bend the rod, twist the dough into a braid, the strong man could turn an iron bar |
| flex bend | bend a joint, flex your wrists, bend your knees |
| proof | make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset |
| bend | change direction, The road bends |
| deflect bend turn away | turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest |
bend
flex | form a curve, The stick does not bend |
crouch
stoop
bend bow | bend one's back forward from the waist on down, he crouched down, She bowed before the Queen, The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse |
| proof(p) | (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand, temptation-proof, childproof locks |
runproof
ladder-proof
run-resistant | (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders |
s balmy
barmy
bats
batty
bonkers
buggy
cracked
crackers
daft
dotty
fruity
haywire
kooky
kookie
loco
loony
loopy
nuts
nutty
round the bend
around the bend
wacky
whacky d | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular, it used to drive my husband balmy |