GDict

ovoid

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adj/ˈoʊvɔɪd/
  1. 1

    Shaped like an oval.

    • That was the way my mind lurched and stumbled, among the sharp rs and ts, sliding over the ovoid vowels as if on pebbles.
  2. 2

    Egg-shaped; shaped like an oval, but more tapered at one end; ovate.

    • And then they were looking at him, Mrs. Ansen's ovoid black eyes behind bifocals attached to a chain, Baffi's beautiful hazel eyes bright with the promise of fun and friendly competition, and what else could Patrick say, other than no, he d

syn. egg-shaped · oval · ovate · oviform

noun/ˈoʊvɔɪd/
  1. 1

    Something that is oval in shape.

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