hook-shaped
3.0
With a curved end that bends back
- adjective
- /hʊk-ʃeɪpt/
:
en forma de gancho
- The standard cane (see Figure 5) is traditionally hook-shaped, but it can also have a broad, flat handle that is more suited to the anatomy of the wrist and hand and therefore more comfortable.
Examples
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The fishing lure has a hook-shaped design that attracts fish effectively.
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She chose a hook-shaped shelf for her bathroom to hold towels and toiletries.
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The artist used a hook-shaped tool to create beautiful patterns in the clay.
Synonyms
1
9.9
Having a shape like a small curved hook
is the general term for that shape beyond anatomy
hooklike
vshook-shaped
4.0
Having a curved end that can catch or hold things like beaks and thorns
is only about shape, not implying a grasping function
hooked
vshook-shaped
3.3
Having a sharp curved shape like a hook
is about the general form rather than a sharply curved bend
falcate
vshook-shaped
9.9
Curved like a sickle
is the general form rather than the sickle-specific curvature
Antonyms
How Curved
Surface Forms
hook-shaped positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word hook-shaped comes from the simple word hook, a curved piece used to 'catch' things, and the part -shaped, which means 'in the shape of'. So hook-shaped means 'in the shape of a hook', like a curved beak, earring, or bend in a river.