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adz |
an axlike tool with a curved, sharp-edged head set crosswise to the handle, used for shaping large pieces of wood. |
alpenhorn |
a very long curved wooden horn, used by herdsmen in the Alps to call cattle. |
aoudad |
a wild sheep of northern Africa with long, thick, curved horns and long fringes of hair on the neck, chest, and forelegs. |
aquiline |
of a nose, curved like an eagle's beak. [1/2 definitions] |
arc |
any curved line; anything shaped like a bow or curve. |
arch1 |
a curved structure made out of stone or brick and used to span an open space such as a door. [1/4 definitions] |
arcuate |
curved or bent like a bow; arched. |
arcuation |
the state of being curved, arched, or bent like a bow. [1/3 definitions] |
area |
the amount of expanse of a flat or curved surface. [1/4 definitions] |
art nouveau |
(sometimes cap.) a style of art in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, notable for motifs taken from nature and expressed with curved lines. |
bail2 |
the curved handle of a bucket or pail. [1/2 definitions] |
banana |
a long, curved, soft fruit with a thick yellow skin. Bananas grow in bunches on tropical trees. |
bandy |
of legs, curved outward; bowed. [1/4 definitions] |
bassoon |
a large woodwind instrument. The bassoon has a long wooden body attached to a curved, metal tube with a mouthpiece at its end. |
beak |
the hard, curved mouth parts of a bird; bill. |
bend |
to cause to take on a curved or angled form, or a different form. [3/5 definitions] |
bent1 |
not straight; curved. [1/2 definitions] |
bighorn |
a wild sheep found in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The male has large, curved horns; the female has short, straight horns. They are also called Rocky Mountain sheep. |
billhook |
a sharp curved or hooked tool used for pruning, cutting, and clearing brush. |
bison |
a very large mammal with a large head, humped shoulders, and short curved horns. Bison used to roam the plains of North America in large herds, but they were hunted until they were almost extinct. North American bison are also called buffalo, but they are not related to the true buffalo of Africa and Asia. Bison have hooves and are closely related to cattle. Bison eat only plants and chew their cud. [1/2 definitions] |
boilerplate |
flat plates of steel that can be curved to make boilers. [1/5 definitions] |
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