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View definitions for barrel-shaped

barrel-shaped

adjective as in cylindrical

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The figure supported a lamp, the light of which was subdued by a barrel-shaped shade of Chinese workmanship.

It was long—barrel-shaped; it shrank to a sphere, then broadened laterally, and again extended above and below.

He had chest and shoulders of enormous power; but, unlike the barrel-shaped Bow-legs he was comparatively slim of waist and hips.

Millaird folded his huge hands over his barrel-shaped body and laughed, without a trace of humor.

Barrel-shaped canteen with knob like ends, and representations of mamm near the mouth, for milk or sweet drinks.

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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to barrel-shaped, such as: circular, columnar, cylindric, and round.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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