egg-shaped
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adjective
having an oval form, usually with one end larger than the other.
Origin:
1760–70
1760–70
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| egg-shaped | |
adjective | |
| rounded like an egg |
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Egg-shaped
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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The iconic egg-shaped chair appeals to our senses for a number of reasons.
It has a smooth trunk and dark green, shiny, egg-shaped leaves that are arranged oppositely on the stem.
Discard egg-shaped stomach, spongy gills, and the skin covering the siphon.
Picture the electron as ever so slightly egg-shaped.
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