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  • 61sick|le-shaped — «SIHK uhl SHAYPT», adjective. shaped like a sickle; having a curved, hooklike form; falcate …

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  • 62whip-shaped — «HWIHP SHAYPT», adjective. shaped like the lash of a whip; long and slender; flagelliform …

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  • 63star|like — «STAHR LYK», adjective. 1. shaped like a star: »a pattern of starlike snowflakes. SYNONYM(S): stellate. 2. shining like a star. SYNONYM(S): sparkling …

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  • 64wedge´like´ — wedge «wehj», noun, verb, wedged, wedg|ing. –n. 1. a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used especially in splitting and separating. It is one of the simple machines. 2. a) something shaped like a… …

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  • 65bell-like — /ˈbɛl laɪk/ (say bel luyk) adjective 1. shaped like a bell. 2. sounding sweetly, like a bell …

  • 66beak´like´ — beak1 «beek», noun. 1. the bill of a bird, especially one that is strong and hooked and useful in striking or tearing. Eagles, hawks, and parrots have beaks. SYNONYM(S): nib. 2. a similar part in certain other animals. Turtles and octopuses have… …

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  • 67burr´like´ — burr1 «bur», noun, verb. –n. 1. = bur. (Cf. ↑bur) 2. Also, buhr. a rough ridge or edge left by a tool, especially on metal or wood after cutting, drilling, or punching it. 3. a tool used especially by engravers and die makers to cut and shape… …

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  • 68cas´tle|like´ — cas|tle «KAS uhl, KAHS », noun, verb, tled, tling. –n. 1. a) a large building or group of buildings with thick walls, turrets, battlements, and other defenses against attack: »The knight rode over the drawbridge into the castle. b) a palace that… …

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  • 69cube´like´ — cube1 «kyoob», noun, verb, cubed, cub|ing. –n. 1. a solid with six square faces or sides, all equal. 2. a) anything shaped like a cube: »ice cubes, a cube of sugar. b) = flashcube. (Cf. ↑flashcube) …

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  • 70disk´like´ — disk «dihsk», noun, verb. –n. 1. a thin, round, flat object shaped like a coin. 2. a round, flat surface, or a surface that seems so: »the sun s disk. 3. a round, flat part in a plant or animal: »The yellow center of a daisy is a disk. 4. Anatomy …

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