| boomerang |
a curved wooden club designed to return to the thrower when hurled, used as a hunting weapon by Australian aborigines. [1/3 definitions] |
| bow2 |
a weapon, used for shooting arrows, made of a curved strip of wood or other material with a cord stretched taut between the two ends. [3/7 definitions] |
| bowl2 |
a large wooden ball shaped or weighted so as to roll in a curved path, used in lawn bowling. [1/8 definitions] |
| brake shoe |
a curved plate of lined metal that creates friction when pressed against a wheel or brake drum, creating a braking action. |
| caliper |
(usu. pl.) an instrument usu. having two hinged, curved legs and used to measure inner or outer dimensions, thicknesses, and distances between surfaces. [1/3 definitions] |
| canoe |
a narrow, open boat with curved sides and pointed ends, usu. propelled by paddle. [1/3 definitions] |
| cantle |
the rear supporting part of a saddle, usu. curved upward. [1/2 definitions] |
| cesta |
a curved basketlike racket used in jai alai to catch and throw the ball. |
| claw |
a slender, sharp, usu. curved nail on the foot of an animal. [1/6 definitions] |
| claw hammer |
a hammer with the back side of the head curved and split in two to resemble a pair of claws, used to pry out nails. |
| club |
in golf, a long instrument with a curved or flat head, used to hit the ball. [1/7 definitions] |
| concave |
curved inward like the interior of a sphere. (Cf. convex.) [1/3 definitions] |
| coping saw |
a handsaw with a thin blade that is attached to the handle by a U-shaped frame, used for cutting curved shapes into wood. |
| crampon |
an iron hook or curved bar for lifting heavy objects, usu. used in pairs. [1/2 definitions] |
| crook |
a curved or hooked part of something. [2/5 definitions] |
| crooked |
bent, curved, or twisting. [1/2 definitions] |
| crookneck |
any of several varieties of squash that have one tapered, curved end. |
| crossbill |
a type of finch with a bill curved in such a way that the tips of the mandibles cross. |
| curl |
to become curved or warped at an edge. [1/8 definitions] |
| curlew |
any of a number of shorebirds that have long legs and a long, curved beak. |
| curvature |
the condition of being curved or bent. [1/3 definitions] |