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obelisked

obelisked is the simple past and past participle of obelisk.

Meaning of obelisk

Verb

obelisk (third-person singular simple present obelisks, present participle obelisking, simple past and past participle obelisked)

  1. To adopt the obelisk posture; to point the tip of the abdomen towards the sun.
    • Dragonflies that spend the day in full sun may obelisk to minimize the sunlight striking the body. An obelisking dragonfly looks like it's doing a headstand[…]2004, Cynthia Berger, Dragonflies

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Questions about obelisked

What is obelisked the simple past and past participle of?
Obelisked is the simple past and past participle of obelisk.

Words near obelisked in the dictionary

  1. obelise
  2. obelised
  3. obelises
  4. obelising
  5. obelisk
  6. obelisked
  7. obeliskine
  8. obelisking
  9. obelisklike
  10. obeliskoid
  11. obelisks

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