Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the form of a barrel, that is, of a short cylinder with bulging sides: used especially in describing the eggs of certain insects.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having the general shape of a barrel
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Examples
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He scrambled up onto the stone table where the golem sat, clambered onto her leg, and climbed the metal piping that crisscrossed her barrel-shaped torso.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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And The French cooperative says its butter is still made in barrel-shaped churns and "matured" for more than a day to give the cream a slight tang.
Plusher Pats 2011
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There is a barrel-shaped tower dedicated to the Brownings, a pyramid to Moses, a battlement-like tower dedicated to General John C. Frémont.
Joaquin Miller 2010
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He scrambled up onto the stone table where the golem sat, clambered onto her leg, and climbed the metal piping that crisscrossed her barrel-shaped torso.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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He scrambled up onto the stone table where the golem sat, clambered onto her leg, and climbed the metal piping that crisscrossed her barrel-shaped torso.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Ms. Page, a 60-year-old executive recruiter-turned neurofeedback counselor, asked for a barrel-shaped roof like the one on a house she'd seen in Maine.
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While the 15mm adult is heavy, barrel-shaped and wingless, the young beetles are tiny.
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What Ms. Page wanted was a barrel-shaped roof like one on a house she'd seen in Maine.
A Dream House's Difficult Birth Nancy Keates 2010
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He scrambled up onto the stone table where the golem sat, clambered onto her leg, and climbed the metal piping that crisscrossed her barrel-shaped torso.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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While the Galleria has lost nearly all the retail shops, two fruitful things remain: the barrel-shaped glass ceiling and resourceful, dedicated employees.
Halle Tecco: From Lemons to Lemonade: Clevelanders Find New Uses for Abandoned Spaces 2010
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