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"Rounded like an egg"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈəʊvəl/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted alovStarts with OEnds with L2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. rounded like an egg

Word origin

From Late Latin ovalis, from ovum; cognate with French and Italian ovale, Dutch ovaal. From 1570.

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: ellipse
  • At the far end of the wide corridor were the doors of a ward. The panels were frosted save for ovals of clear glass at face level.
  • oval conceptions

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Rounded like an egg4 letters
02Egg-shaped4 letters

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