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sinuous

sin·u·ous

sinuous

 
 
pronunciation:
sIn yu s
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Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: with many curves or turns; winding.
The trellis was covered with sinuous vines.
similar words:
serpentine, tortuous, wavy
definition 2: devious.
similar words:
crooked, devious, serpentine, tortuous
definition 3: having a wavy edge, as a leaf; sinuate.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)sinuous upright
(adj.)sinuous + noun alleyway, arm, band, beast, body, brick, canyon, chair, channel, construction, contour, course, crocodile, curve, dimension, elegance, expanse, feature, ficus, figure, finger, foliage, form, formation, furniture, guitar, highway, hill, hotel, leg, limb, line, melody, mile, motion, mountain, movement, muscle, nature, neck, network, nose, ocean, palm, path, rain, rhythm, ridge, river, road, roll, roof, route, sandstone, sculpture, sea, series, shade, shadow, shape, silk, sound, spine, spiral, spire, staircase, steel, stem, strand, stroke, style, tail, tendril, track, trail, tree, trunk, turn, valley, vine, volcano, walkway, wave, wood, worm  [See all][See only the most frequent]