oval

Examples

• All

• The race track has an oval shape, allowing for fast-paced laps.

• I'm with the President of the United States in the Oval Office.

  Man of the Year (2006)

• The windows to his right, all five of them, were oval and offered Ben views of underwater life.

  Fiction book (2001)

• On the back wall was an oval frame with a picture of Bubby's father.

  Ageless Love (2022)

• My table is a big Oval like I've got an ellipse.

• The moontones, transparent on her skin, complemented her oval face and challenged her green eyes.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Gardenia stood there, her blonde hair curling down past her oval face to touch her shoulders.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The painting on the wall is in an interesting oval frame that draws attention.

• She designed her garden with oval flower beds to create a unique layout.

Synonyms

E

elliptical

vsoval

12 4.5

Having an oval shape like an egg

is the everyday name for that common rounded elongated shape

E

egg-shaped

vsoval

3 2.5

Having a shape like an egg

is a general geometric description rather than a literal egg likeness

O

oval-shaped

vsoval

1 3.0

A shape that is long and round like an egg

is the concise general description of the same rounded elongation

O

ovoid

vsoval

1 6.1

Having a rounded shape like an egg

is the general rounded and slightly elongated shape in plain terms

P

prolate

vsoval

• Specialized

1 9.9

Longer than it is wide, like an egg or rugby ball

is milder, meaning only a slightly elongated rounded form

E

elliptic

vsoval

6.5

A shape like an egg or an oval

is the simple, common description rather than the technical term

O

ovoidal

vsoval

6.6

Shaped like an egg

is the basic term for that rounded, slightly stretched shape

O

oviform

vsoval

• Specialized

9.1

Shaped like an egg

is a wider description including any slightly elongated rounded forms

O

ovate

vsoval

• Specialized

7.2

Having an egg shape that is wider near the base, often for leaves

is broader, not specifying where the shape is widest

Compounds

O

Oval Office

111 3.2

The president's main office in the White House where official work is done

O

oval-fruited

• Specialized

7.9

A plant that has oval fruit

O

oval kumquat

7.6

A small evergreen bush that grows oval orange fruits you can eat

O

oval window

• Specialized

8.0

A small membrane-covered opening in the middle ear that passes vibrations from the ear bone to the inner ear

How Elongated

elongated

9 4.5

elliptical

12 4.5

oval

38 1.0

rounded

1 2.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology