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Word entry · 5 letters

ovate

Best crossword clue

"Egg shaped"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈəʊ.veɪt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aeotvStarts with OEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. rounded like an egg

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin ōvātus, from ōvum (“an egg”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • Slightly derived handaxes from the Mildenhall glaciofluvial sands, generally in fresh condition and dominated by ovates and cordates.

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