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club-shaped

club-shaped

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Wider at one end and narrower at the other, like a club
  • adjective
  • /klʌb-ʃeɪpt/
: en forma de garrote
  • The plant's leaves are club-shaped, making them easy to identify in the garden.

Examples

  • He used a club-shaped hammer to break the concrete more effectively.

  • The club-shaped visual rays correct a liberty that Francesco took in adding branches with eyes at their tips.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The artist designed a club-shaped lamp that added a unique touch to the room.

Surface Forms

club-shaped positive

Morphology

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

The base form 'shape' plus '-ed' is a straightforward participial/adjectival form, and the meaning remains directly related to shape.

Etymology

Club-shaped comes from club, the heavy stick used as a simple tool or weapon, and the ending -shaped, meaning 'in the form of'. So something club-shaped is thicker or wider at one end and narrower at the other, just like a wooden club.