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barrel-shaped

barrel-shaped

4.1
Having a round shape that is wider in the middle like a drum
  • adjective
  • /ˈbærəlˌʃeɪpt/
translation icon : en forma de barril
  • "Sit right down," Jack says, pointing to a barrel-shaped green velvet chair with cane backing.
  • barrel-shaped torso
  • barrel-shaped body
  • short and barrel-shaped

Examples

  • He also had an eab rate piece of hardware mounted on his right shoulder—a short, white, barrel-shaped mechanism that swiveled nervously, scanning the surroundings.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The closer one had a barrel-shaped body and short arms and legs.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • His short, barrel-shaped body headed towards his office while I followed reluctantly.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • That may seem light because they have a barrel-shaped body, and their feather fluff-up makes for an impressively large bird.

    Blog text (18)

  • The old oak tree had a barrel-shaped trunk that made it easy to climb.

  • The sculpture featured a barrel-shaped base, which gave it a unique aesthetic.

  • He described the barrel-shaped clouds that gathered in the sky before the storm.

Synonyms

bulbous
vsbarrel-shaped
10 5.5

Having a round, swollen shape like a bulb

is cylindrical and evenly rounded rather than a single swollen bulge
barreled
vsbarrel-shaped
  • US
7.5

Shaped to be widest in the middle and narrower at both ends

is rounded and cylindrical without focusing on tapered ends

How Cylindrical

cylindrical
12 4.0
barrel-shaped
4.1
rounded
1 2.4
curved
6 1.0
flat
797 1.0

Surface Forms

barrel-shaped positive

Morphology

barrel-shaped = barrel + shaped (transparent) = barrel + shape + ed

The compound directly means "shaped like a barrel," so the relation between the parts and the whole is straightforward.

Etymology

Barrel-shaped comes from the familiar noun barrel and the part -shaped, which means 'having the form of'. Think of a barrel's rounded, bulging sides, so barrel-shaped means 'rounded and cylindrical', like a barrel.