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ovate
UK /ˈəʊ.veɪt/ US /ˈoʊ.veɪt/
noun 4adj 2verb 2
Collocations
1ADJ.
small
Definitions
adj
1
Shaped like an egg.
The Geese, Anserinæ, have the body ovate, the head small, the bill stout and somewhat conical; the legs rather long; the wings of great length and breadth.
2
With the broadest extremity near the base.
noun
1
An egg-shaped hand axe.
Slightly derived handaxes from the Mildenhall glaciofluvial sands, generally in fresh condition and dominated by ovates and cordates.
noun
1
An Irish bard.
2
A member at a certain grade of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, a neo-druidism order based in England.
3
A modern-day bard of a gorsedd, especially one acknowledged at an eisteddfod.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — rounded like an egg
- egg-shaped
- elliptic
- elliptical
- oval
- oval-shaped
- oviform
- ovoid
- prolate
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The Geese, Anserinæ, have the body ovate, the head small, the bill stout and somewhat conical; the legs rather long; the wings of great length and breadth.
Wiktionary02
Slightly derived handaxes from the Mildenhall glaciofluvial sands, generally in fresh condition and dominated by ovates and cordates.
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