Definition of curves

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• curves is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
• curves is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
• curves is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of curves

• the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. curved shape
• form a curl, curve, or kink (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. curl
  2. kink
• turn sharply; change direction abruptly (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. cut
  2. sheer
  3. slew
  4. slue
  5. swerve
  6. trend
  7. veer
• curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. bend
• the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. curvature
• bend or cause to bend (verb)

  Examples

  1. the road curved sharply

  Synonyms

  1. crook
• extend in curves and turns (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. twist
  2. wind
• form an arch or curve (verb)

  Examples

  1. her hips curve nicely

  Synonyms

  1. arc
  2. arch
• a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. bender
  2. breaking ball
  3. curve ball
• a line on a graph representing data (noun)

See definition of curves in Merriam Webster