cuplike

adjective

Definition of cuplikenext
as in crescentic

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  1. hollow
  2. alveolar
  3. concave
  4. cavernous
  5. recurved
Adjective
  • There was also one loose nine-millimeter hollow point round.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • There’s a hollow separator in the center, which can be filled with water and frozen in order to keep two bottles cold on the go.
    Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of hollow
Adjective
  • Getting a tooth pulled carries a risk of experiencing a dry socket, also known as alveolar osteitis.
    Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Doctors diagnosed Anderson with stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer, in 2018.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of alveolar
Adjective
  • The objects have handles attached to either a concave bowl or a flat disk, measuring 10 to 20 millimeters across.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Underneath are two concave rubber pads to grip the frame without the worry of scratching it up and are cinched down with mini TPU straps.
    Matt Beer, Outside Online, 2 Nov. 2022
Definition of concave
Adjective
  • Up Close With The Queen When on display at Madrid’s cavernous Prado Museum–roughly akin in size to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.–Queen Mariana of Austria hangs in a large gallery nearby an even bigger Velázquez masterpiece, Las Meninas, his most famed artwork.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • World & Nation Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire Nov. 29, 2024 In response to the archbishop’s door-knocks, the cathedral will erupt into song, its choirs once again filling the cavernous spaces.
    John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of cavernous
Adjective
  • Jordan competes in the recurved bow category, which has limbs at the top and bottom of the bow that curve away from the archer.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 29 July 2024
  • Martill notes that the short length of the tail in relation to the body, structure of the pelvis, impressions of body scales, recurved teeth, high vertebral count and the shape of the vertebrae all make Tetrapodophis a snake.
    Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2015
Definition of recurved
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cupidity

cuplike

cup of tea

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