bench, n. [form]; workbench.
bend, v. [curve], flex, deflect, [crook]; [direct], [turn], [apply]; [stoop], [incline]; [yield], [condescend].
bend, n. [curve], deflection, [crook], [curvature], bight, [coil], flexure, incurvation.
bendable, a. [flexible], [supple], lithe, [pliable], pliant. Antonyms: See inflexible.
benefice, n. living (Eccl.); sinecure. Associated words: advowson, simony, donative.
beneficent, a. [benevolent], [charitable], philanthropic, magnanimous, benignant.
beneficial, a. advantageous, salutary, [profitable], [useful], [wholesome].
benefit, n. avail, [profit], behalf, [advantage], [service].
benefit, v. [help], [conduce], avail, [advantage], be useful to, do good to.
benevolence, n. beneficence, [bounty], benignity, [charity].