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20 answers for: The bending back of a part, especially the hand or...
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DORSIFLEXIONThe bending back of a part, especially the hand or foot or their digits
DIVERTICULUMAny sac or pouch formed by herniation of the wall of a tubular organ or part, especially the intestines
PROLAPSESlipping forward or down of a body part, especially the womb (8)
PEDESTALA plinth-like base or "foot"; or, a figurative position of eminence (8)
FETISHWord after leather or foot or ... pretty much anything, tbh
RETORTIONAct of bending back
DILEMMAFix novel, after bending back cover (7)
VERRUCAA wart, especially one growing on the hand or foot
PHALANGEBone of the hand or foot
VOLAROf or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot (5)
PATSmall mass of butter; a gentle tap with the palm of the hand; or, the sound of light footsteps or rain (3)
PALMARSRelating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot (7)
FLEXUREWord for a simple bend; a mathematical curve's turning point; the bending of a beam under a load; or, a Shakespearean servile bow (7)
INTIMAEThe innermost layers of an organ or part, especially of a blood vessel
KNOCKONTerm in rugby for the accidental propelling of a ball from the hands or arms in the direction of the opponents' dead-ball line
SCLERITEHardened body part, especially one of the plates making up the exoskeleton of an arthropod (8)
OMBRESpanish card game named for the "man" who wins the hand; or, with an accent, a transition of colours from dark to light, as in hair or fabric (5)
CLOUTWord for a patch of cloth first, now a cuff with the hand; or, power (5)
ROTORA rotating part, especially of a dynamo, turbine, etc (5)
WOOSeek the hand or the love of a woman