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nutmeg-shaped

nutmeg-shaped

7.4
Shaped like a small round seed used as a spice
  • adjective
: en forma de nuez moscada
  • The seeds are nutmeg-shaped and brownish in color.

Examples

  • She found a nutmeg-shaped stone on the beach.

  • The artist crafted a small, nutmeg-shaped ornament from wood.

  • The nutmeg-shaped piece of furniture caught my eye.

  • Is that a nutmeg-shaped vase on the table?

  • The artist crafted a small, nutmeg-shaped ornament from wood.

  • The nutmeg-shaped piece of furniture caught my eye.

  • Is that a nutmeg-shaped vase on the table?

Synonyms

nutlike
vsnutmeg-shaped
1 4.4

A small thing that looks like a nut

refers to the specific form of one particular small rounded object

How Oval

nutmeg-shaped
7.4
oval
28 1.0
oblong
6 4.6

Surface Forms

nutmeg-shaped positive

Morphology

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

The compound directly means 'shaped like a nutmeg', so the relationship between the parts and the whole is straightforward.

Etymology

Nutmeg-shaped comes from the spice nutmeg, a small, wrinkled seed used in cooking, and the ending -shaped, meaning 'having the shape of'. So something nutmeg-shaped looks like a small, round or oval nut with a slightly wrinkled surface.