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kidney-shaped

kidney-shaped adjective: having a shape like a kidney, that is, an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side.

Adjective

kidney-shaped (comparative more kidney-shaped, superlative most kidney-shaped)

  1. Having a shape like a kidney, that is, an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side.
    Synonyms:
    reniform

Synonyms of kidney-shaped

Forms of kidney-shaped

comparativemore kidney-shaped
superlativemost kidney-shaped

Origin of kidney-shaped

From kidney + shaped.

Questions about kidney-shaped

What does kidney-shaped mean?
Kidney-shaped means having a shape like a kidney, that is, an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side.
What part of speech is kidney-shaped?
Kidney-shaped is an adjective.

Words near kidney-shaped in the dictionary

  1. kidney stones
  2. kidney vetch
  3. kidney vetches
  4. kidney-punch
  5. kidney-punches
  6. kidney-shaped
  7. kidneyed
  8. kidneyless
  9. kidneylike
  10. kidneys
  11. kidneyshell

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