oval

Speech parts

1. oval - Noun

2. oval - Adjective

3. oval - Adjective Satellite

4. Oval - Proper noun

Meaning

Of or pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception; as, oval conceptions.

Having the figure of an egg; oblong and curvilinear, with one end broader than the other, or with both ends of about the same breadth; in popular usage, elliptical.

Broadly elliptical.

A body or figure in the shape of an egg, or popularly, of an ellipse.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

elliptical egg-shaped elliptic ovate prolate ovoid oval-shaped ellipse rounded oblong oviform moleskin annular porker ball
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Antonyms

still direct straight thin compound instantly
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Hypernyms

conic conic section

Hyponyms

circle

Phrases with the word

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Anagrams

vola

Examples

Thanks to the oval I have discovered the meaning of the horizontal and the vertical. Georges Braque

I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office. George W. Bush

Clinton's attempt to socialize healthcare was the second most disgusting thing he did in the oval office. I can't remember was the first thing was. Ann Coulter

I've worked for four presidents and watched two others up close, and I know that there's no such thing as a routine day in the Oval Office. Dick Cheney

Right here in the Oval Office I sat down with Mr. Pachachi and Chalabi and al-Hakim, people from different parts of the country that have made the firm commitment, that they want a constitution eventually written that recognizes minority rights and freedom of religion. George W. Bush

I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office. Barack Obama

Close letter words and terms

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