egg-shaped

egg-shaped
egg-shaped egg"-shaped`, a. Resembling an egg in form; ovoid.

Syn: elliptic, elliptical, oval, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • egg shaped — adj. oval; oviform, resembling an egg; shaped like an egg …   English contemporary dictionary

  • egg-shaped — adj. Egg shaped is used with these nouns: ↑object …   Collocations dictionary

  • egg-shaped — adjective rounded like an egg • Syn: ↑elliptic, ↑elliptical, ↑oval, ↑oval shaped, ↑ovate, ↑oviform, ↑ovoid, ↑prolate • Similar to: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • egg-shaped — adj oval, ovate, ovoid, oviform, elliptical, ellipsoid; obovate, pear shaped, bell shaped …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • egg-shaped — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. oviform, oval, ovate, ovoid, elliptical. See rotundity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. oval, ovate, elliptical, pear shaped; see oblong …   English dictionary for students

  • egg-shaped — /eg shaypt /, adj. having an oval form, usually with one end larger than the other. [1760 70] * * * …   Universalium

  • egg-shaped — a. Ovate …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • egg-shaped — /ˈɛg ʃeɪpt/ (say eg shaypt) adjective having oval form, especially with one end broader than the other …  

  • egg-and-dart — (ĕg ən därtʹ) Alan Witschonke n. A decorative molding consisting of a series of egg shaped figures alternating with dart shaped, anchor shaped, or tongue shaped figures. * * * …   Universalium

  • Egg-and-dart — is an ornamental device often carved in wood, stone, or plaster quarter round ovolo mouldings, consisting of an egg shaped object alternating with an element shaped like an arrow, anchor or dart. Egg and dart enrichment of the ovolo molding of… …   Wikipedia

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