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headlike

headlike

7.4
A shape that looks like a head
  • adjective
translation icon : con forma de cabeza
  • The ends of the coffins are carved with headlike shapes, some with human facial features and others resembling animals.

Examples

  • The ancient artifact displayed a headlike design, intriguing archaeologists.

  • The sculpture featured headlike figures that caught the attention of all the visitors.

  • The plant had headlike flowers that bloomed beautifully in the spring.

How Head-Shaped

headlike
7.4
rounded
1 2.4
bulbous
10 5.5
knobble
9.9

Surface Forms

headlike positive

Morphology

headlike = head (transparent) = head + like

The adjective is a regular formation from 'head' + the productive suffix '-like' meaning 'resembling', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Headlike is made from head and the ending -like, where -like means 'similar to'. So headlike simply describes something 'having a shape like a head', much like childlike means 'like a child'.