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  • 111Sword-shaped — a. (Bot.) Shaped like a sword; ensiform, as the long, flat leaves of the Iris, cattail, and the like. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 112Top-shaped — a. Having the shape of a top; (Bot.) cone shaped, with the apex downward; turbinate. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 113Urn-shaped — a. Having the shape of an urn; as, the urn shaped capsules of some mosses. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 114Wedge-shaped — a. 1. Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Broad and truncate at the summit, and tapering down to the base; as, a wedge shaped leaf. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 115T-shaped molecular geometry — In chemistry, T shaped molecular geometry describes a somewhat unusual geometry adopted by compounds where a central atom has three ligands. Ordinarily, three coordinated compounds minimize the steric repulsion between the ligands by adopting… …

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  • 116rod-shaped — adjective a) Shaped like a rod; long and cylindrical. Walk through detectors designed to spot guns, knives and other flat and rod shaped weapons cost almost £5,000 each. b) Specifically, describing a form of bacterium. In western Nevada at the… …

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  • 117U-shaped — adjective Shaped like the letter U ; bent such that the two ends are parallel. After the ice melts away, the valley appears U shaped. See Also: V shaped …

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  • 118V shaped — Synonyms and related words: Y shaped, akimbo, angular, arboreal, arborescent, arboriform, bent, biforked, bifurcate, bifurcated, branched, branching, branchlike, cornered, crooked, crotched, dendriform, dendritic, forked, forking, forklike,… …

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  • 119Y shaped — Synonyms and related words: V shaped, akimbo, angular, arboreal, arborescent, arboriform, bent, biforked, bifurcate, bifurcated, branched, branching, branchlike, cornered, crooked, crotched, dendriform, dendritic, forked, forking, forklike,… …

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  • 120pear-shaped — pear ,shaped adjective 1. ) curved in shape and smaller at the top 2. ) INFORMAL a pear shaped person is larger below the waist than above the waist go pear shaped BRITISH INFORMAL to become unsuccessful …

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