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flexible
Adjective
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When something is flexible, it can bend.
The thin wood stick was so flexible that it would bend but not break.
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By extension, the word is used as a metaphor. For example, when a person or thing is flexible, they can change.
Jim was very flexible and enjoyed every new experience when he travelled.
I think we can make working hours much more flexible.
They used to treat everyone the same but now take a more flexible approach.
response
Noun
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A response is some words or actions that happen as a reaction to something else.
We sent a message to them two weeks ago, but there has been no response so far.
The police response to these problems has been slow and weak.
In psychology, a response is a behavior which occurs after a stimulus.