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kidney-shaped

kidney-shaped

2 4.2
Rounded with an inward curve on one side like a kidney
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɪdni ʃeɪpt/
: en forma de riñón
  • "No, I wouldn't like that," Nash said, and pushed a kidney-shaped enamel dish across the desk toward him.
  • kidney-shaped pool
  • kidney-shaped stone
  • kidney-shaped desk

Examples

  • The water in the kidney-shaped pool danced and glinted in the sunlight.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • It stood on a tiny island amid a man-made kidney-shaped lake.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The pool was kidney-shaped, and so we would argue over the good side.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I put the kidney-shaped pan and the dirty glass back in their proper places.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The yard was a vast expanse of concrete with a kidney-shaped swimming pool in the center.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • "Healthy day, Adjudicator," said the woman, sitting on a saddle-seat behind a kidney-shaped table.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The front bedroom, Sarah's old room, has a blue carpet, organdy curtains, and white furniture, including a kidney-shaped vanity table.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Everywhere I look in our living room, there is something old: Philco radio lamp, kidney-shaped coffee table, bowling ball liqueur dispenser, Heywood-Wakefield china cabinet.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Lake 'N Pines Motel, with its kidney-shaped outdoor pool, looks like an artifact from a 1960s childhood, but it has free Wi-Fi and cable TV in each room.

    Blog text (15)
  • The garden featured a beautiful kidney-shaped pond surrounded by colorful flowers.

Synonyms

bean-shaped
vskidney-shaped
1 3.4

Having a curved shape with rounded ends like a bean

has a rounded form with a clear inward curve on one side
reniform
vskidney-shaped
  • Specialized
9.9

Shaped like a kidney, as some leaves and seeds are

is a general word used for similar shapes in plants and objects

Surface Forms

kidney-shaped positive

Morphology

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

The compound combines 'kidney' with 'shaped' in a straightforward way to mean 'shaped like a kidney'.

Etymology

The word kidney-shaped comes from the body part kidney and the ending -shaped, and a helpful way to remember it is 'having the shape of a kidney', which is round with a curved side. So we call beans, leaves, or pools kidney-shaped when they look like that.