flexible

  • 31flexible — 1. adjective /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl,ˈflɛk.sə.bəl/ a) Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; not stiff or brittle. When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks …

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  • 32flexible — flex|i|ble [ fleksəbl ] adjective ** 1. ) able to make changes or deal with a situation that is changing: A more flexible approach to childcare arrangements is needed. Accountancy can offer flexible working hours. 2. ) able to bend or move easily …

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  • 33flexible — adjective 1) flexible tubing Syn: bendy, pliable, supple, pliant, plastic, elastic, stretchy, springy, resilient, bouncy 2) a flexible arrangement Syn: adaptable …

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  • 34flexible*/ — [ˈfleksəb(ə)l] adj 1) able to make changes or deal with a situation that is changing A more flexible approach is needed.[/ex] The job offers flexible working hours.[/ex] 2) able to bend or move easily Ant: rigid a flexible rubber strip[/ex] …

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  • 35flexible — adjective Date: 15th century 1. capable of being flexed ; pliant 2. yielding to influence ; tractable 3. characterized by a ready capability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirements < a flexible foreign policy > < a flexible schedule&#8230; …

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  • 36flexible — flex·i·ble flek sə bəl adj capable of being flexed: capable of being turned, bowed, or twisted without breaking &LT;flexible bandages&GT; &LT;a flexible fiber optic bronchoscope&GT; flex·i·bil·i·ty .flek sə bil ət ē n, pl ties * * * flex·i·ble&#8230; …

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  • 37flexible — adj. flexible in; towards * * * [ fleksəb(ə)l] towards flexible in …

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  • 38flexible — (adj) (Intermedio) que es fácil para doblar Ejemplos: Los estiramientos permiten mantener el cuerpo flexible. La goma es un material flexible. Sinónimos: dúctil (adj) (Intermedio) que no tiene dificultades para adaptarse a algo Ejemplos: Creo que …

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  • 39FLEXIBLE — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index flexible noun flexibility, unstableness adjective flexible (2), limp, malleable, unstable rigid adjective inflexible …

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  • 40flexible —    1. unprincipled    Principally of politicians:     Pym is preparing... a swift twitch of the rug from under the few remaining loyalist sheepshaggers. This is called being flexible. {Private Eye, May 1982 the British Foreign Secretary opposed&#8230; …

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