flews (ew as u)

[Dut. fluyse.] A sluice for turning water off an irrigated meadow. ( Scotch.) *flex, v . t . [Lat. flex us , pa, par. of flecto =to bend.] To bend; as, A muscle flexes the arm. sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. flex an i mous *flex-ăn-I-mous, a . [Latin flex animus , from flecto , pa. par. flex us to bend, and animus the mind.] Having power to bend or change the disposition of the mind. *flexed, a . [Latin flex us , pa. par. of flecto =to bend.] Bent; as, a limb in a flexed position.