arrow-shaped

Examples

• All

• Black arrow-shaped markings flecked its head and wings.

  Fiction book (1993)

• On the wall behind the motionless motel keeper, the arrow-shaped hands of a clock point permanently at noon.

  Fiction book (1994)

• "Let's get one," she suggested, stooping, already examining the yellow arrow-shaped tags tied loosely onto the highest stems, singly marking an otherwise leafy stretch of floor.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The plant has beautiful, arrow-shaped leaves that lend a unique look to the garden.

• In the autumn, the trees produce arrow-shaped leaves that are vibrant and striking.

• Her design featured arrow-shaped motifs that added a modern touch to the artwork.

Synonyms

S

sagittiform

vsarrow-shaped

• Specialized

9.9

A leaf shaped like an arrowhead with the point facing forward

is the general, nontechnical name for the identical leaf shape

A

arrowlike

vsarrow-shaped

4.1

A shape that is pointed, gets narrow, and ends in a sharp tip

focuses on lacking flaring base lobes rather than just tapering to a tip

A

arrowed

vsarrow-shaped

6.0

Shaped like a pointed tip that becomes narrow at one end

is stricter about the forward point and absence of base lobes

How Pointed

needlelike

1 4.9

arrow-shaped

3.4

pointed

1 1.8

tapered

1 4.5

blunt

109 1.0

rounded

1 2.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology