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| crew neck |
a rounded neckline, as on a sweater, that fits closely at the base of the neck. |
| daddy-longlegs |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) any of various spiderlike arachnids that have a small, rounded body and extremely long, thin legs; harvestman. |
| dome |
a rounded, circular roof or ceiling on a room or building. [2/7 definitions] |
| doorknob |
a rounded handle or knob used to open and close a door. |
| fantail |
a rounded tail or end. [1/3 definitions] |
| flask |
a rounded or cone-shaped bottle with a narrow neck that sometimes widens at the top, often with a fitted top or stopper. [1/2 definitions] |
| fluting |
a decorative pattern of long, rounded, parallel grooves, as on columns or some glassware. [1/3 definitions] |
| fuller2 |
a partly rounded tool that blacksmiths use to hammer grooves into iron. [1/2 definitions] |
| fusiform |
rounded and tapering from the middle toward each end. |
| gibbous |
of a planet or the moon, rounded outward at both edges; between half full and full in illumination. |
| glans |
the rounded tip of the clitoris or penis. |
| glob |
a usu. rounded lump, scoop, or mass. [1/2 definitions] |
| glomerate |
formed into a tight, rounded mass. |
| gob1 |
a rounded mass or lump. [1/2 definitions] |
| hoop |
a circular or rounded figure, frame, or object. [1/7 definitions] |
| hummock |
a low, rounded mound or knoll of earth, esp. in a low-lying marsh. [1/2 definitions] |
| hump |
a rounded projection or bulge, esp. a fleshy one, as is found on the back of a camel or on the back of a person who has a spinal deformity. [2/6 definitions] |
| humpback |
the condition of having a humped back or rounded shoulders. [1/3 definitions] |
| hunchback |
the condition of having a humped back or extremely rounded shoulders, or the afflicted back itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| kettle |
a rounded depression in terrain that had once been covered by glaciers. [1/3 definitions] |
| knob |
a rounded protrusion, such as a doorknob, drawer pull, or mechanical switch. [3 definitions] |
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